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PE37 7AF

Swaffham · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Swaffham
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE37
Postcode sector
PE37 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE37 7AB 22 m
PE37 7AQ 51 m
PE37 7LE 72 m
PE37 7QH 95 m
PE37 7DU 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE37 7AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2008
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE37
Postcode sector
PE37 7
Latitude
52.648211
Longitude
0.688339
British National Grid easting
581,962
British National Grid northing
308,998

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Swaffham · E05010256
Parish or community
E04006180
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134449
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 007F · E01035133
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 007 · E02005509

Postcode source versions

Explore PE37

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham

    Academy sponsor led

    208 m

  2. Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    463 m

  3. Fred Nicholson School

    Foundation special school

    709 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
615
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 243
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Shoplifting 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Other theft 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PE37 7 residents
6,719

Age bands in PE37 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

843 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.7%

491 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

1,129 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

1,577 residents

Age 65 and over
36.5%

2,326 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MANOR FARM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANGATE STREET, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7QN

    ODS code D82065

    154 m

  • CAMPINGLAND SURGERY

    CAMPINGLAND, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7RD

    ODS code D82057

    303 m

  • PLOWRIGHT MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 JACK BODDY WAY, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7HJ

    ODS code D82621

    772 m

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.3 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.3 miles

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.3 miles

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.4 miles

  • Brandon Rail Station

    RLY · Brandon

    13.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 007F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,505 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham is the nearest published school at 208 m.

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

Recorded crime

615 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 243 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.