PE37 8AB

Swaffham · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE37
Postcode sector
PE37 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE37 8GP 49 m
PE37 8GS 100 m
PE37 8GQ 109 m
PE37 8GH 119 m
PE37 8GN 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE37 8AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE37
Postcode sector
PE37 8
Latitude
52.631985
Longitude
0.690862
British National Grid easting
582,200
British National Grid northing
307,200

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
E00187901
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 007G · E01035134
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
6
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Swaffham CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    734 m
  2. The Nicholas Hamond Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    810 m
  3. Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
242
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 125
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Public order 14
  • Other theft 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PE37 8 residents
5,115

Age bands in PE37 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

786 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

480 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,149 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

1,482 residents

Age 65 and over
28.7%

1,572 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

  • CAMPINGLAND SURGERY

    CAMPINGLAND, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7RD

    ODS code D82057

    1.6 km

  • MANOR FARM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANGATE STREET, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7QN

    ODS code D82065

    1.8 km

  • PLOWRIGHT MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 JACK BODDY WAY, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7HJ

    ODS code D82621

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    12.2 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    12.2 miles
  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    12.2 miles
  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    12.2 miles
  • Brandon Rail Station

    RLY · Brandon

    12.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 007G, 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

11,224 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Swaffham CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 734 m.

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

Recorded crime

242 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 125 events.

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