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PE37 7RL

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 7RH 29 m
PE37 7RJ 98 m
PE37 7RQ 125 m
PE37 7JN 149 m
PE37 8FS 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE37 7RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE37
Postcode sector
PE37 7
Latitude
52.650743
Longitude
0.696449
British National Grid easting
582,500
British National Grid northing
309,300

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
E00134450
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 007B · E01026456
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

    410 m

  2. Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    782 m

  3. OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus

    Other independent school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
582
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 226
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Shoplifting 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 54
  • Other theft 40

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

    468 m

  • CAMPINGLAND SURGERY

    CAMPINGLAND, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7RD

    ODS code D82057

    642 m

  • PLOWRIGHT MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 JACK BODDY WAY, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7HJ

    ODS code D82621

    812 m

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.5 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.5 miles

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.5 miles

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    13.6 miles

  • Brandon Rail Station

    RLY · Brandon

    13.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 007B, 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

18,125 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

582 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 226 events.

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