PE37 7HF

Swaffham · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE37 7EG 50 m
PE37 7EE 70 m
PE37 7DG 84 m
PE37 7DD 100 m
PE37 7DS 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE37 7HF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE37
Postcode sector
PE37 7
Latitude
52.645556
Longitude
0.688058
British National Grid easting
581,954
British National Grid northing
308,702

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
E00134454
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 007C · E01026457
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 007 · E02005509

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Theatre Street, Swaffham, PE37 7HF 25 February 2026 £440,000
24, Theatre Street, Swaffham, PE37 7HF 4 October 2024 £428,500
11, Theatre Street, Swaffham, PE37 7HF 6 September 2024 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    250 m
  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham

    Academy sponsor led

    446 m
  3. The Nicholas Hamond Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    713 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
643
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 263
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Shoplifting 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 61
  • Other theft 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

26 female, 21 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE37 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
96.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
44.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
44.8%
Gigabit-capable
44.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
96.6%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • CAMPINGLAND SURGERY

    CAMPINGLAND, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7RD

    ODS code D82057

    206 m

  • MANOR FARM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANGATE STREET, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7QN

    ODS code D82065

    375 m

  • PLOWRIGHT MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 JACK BODDY WAY, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7HJ

    ODS code D82621

    1.1 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.1 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.1 miles
  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.1 miles
  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.2 miles
  • Brandon Rail Station

    RLY · Brandon

    13.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 007C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,019 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £274,250 from 4 recorded sales in PE37 7HF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Breckland is £273,851 in June 2026, up 2.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

643 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 263 events.

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