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PE37 8AJ

Bedingfeld · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE37 8AR 125 m
PE37 8AL 187 m
PE37 8AP 187 m
PE37 8AN 218 m
PE37 8AH 274 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE37 8AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2005
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE37
Postcode sector
PE37 8
Latitude
52.606173
Longitude
0.643121
British National Grid easting
579,075
British National Grid northing
304,210

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Bedingfeld · E05010239
Parish or community
E04006102
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00169906
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 012B · E01026444
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 012 · E02005514

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1

  1. Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

  2. Swaffham CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.8 km

  3. The Nicholas Hamond Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    10.4 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    10.4 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    10.4 miles

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    10.5 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Brandon

    10.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 012B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,061 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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