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IP27 0FD

Forest · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Forest
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
IP27
Postcode sector
IP27 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP26 4NQ 621 m
IP27 0QF 1.7 km
IP27 0QR 1.7 km
IP27 0QS 1.8 km
IP27 0QW 1.8 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP27 0FD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP27
Postcode sector
IP27 0
Latitude
52.461783
Longitude
0.586086
British National Grid easting
575,789
British National Grid northing
288,013

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Forest · E05010245
Parish or community
E04006190
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134631
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 012C · E01026492
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 012 · E02005514

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Weeting Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

  2. Iceni Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.4 km

  3. Breckland School

    Free schools

    2.6 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP27 0 residents
11,333

Age bands in IP27 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,752 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

1,046 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

2,771 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,940 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

2,806 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRANDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ELBOURNE SURGERY, 31 HIGH STREET, BRANDON, IP27 0AQ

    ODS code Y00774

    2.9 km

  • FOREST SURGERY

    BURY ROAD, BRANDON, IP27 0BU

    ODS code D83062

    3.1 km

  • FELTWELL SURGERY

    OLD BRANDON ROAD, FELTWELL, THETFORD, IP26 4AY

    ODS code D82079

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • The Drove

    BCT · Brandon

    1.4 miles

  • Pond Lane

    BCT · Brandon

    1.4 miles

  • The Drove

    BCT · Brandon

    1.5 miles

  • Pond Lane

    BCT · Brandon

    1.5 miles

  • Manor Road

    BCT · Brandon

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 012C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,287 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Weeting Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.