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PE37 8AS

Nar Valley · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swaffham
Ward
Nar Valley
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE37
Postcode sector
PE37 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE37 8AT 949 m
PE37 8AP 2.2 km
PE37 8AW 2.3 km
PE37 8AR 2.3 km
PE37 8AQ 2.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE37 8AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE37
Postcode sector
PE37 8
Latitude
52.626715
Longitude
0.634517
British National Grid easting
578,409
British National Grid northing
306,473

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Nar Valley · E05010252
Parish or community
E04006088
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134370
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 012B · E01026444
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 012 · E02005514

Postcode source versions

Explore PE37

Property

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Drymere, Swaffham, PE37 8AS 2 June 2023 £585,000
4, Drymere, Swaffham, PE37 8AS 6 November 2018 £330,000
3, Drymere, Swaffham, PE37 8AS 24 February 2017 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Fred Nicholson School

    Foundation special school

    3.9 km

  2. The Nicholas Hamond Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.9 km

  3. Swaffham CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

18 female, 24 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE37 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • CAMPINGLAND SURGERY

    CAMPINGLAND, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7RD

    ODS code D82057

    4.4 km

  • MANOR FARM MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANGATE STREET, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7QN

    ODS code D82065

    4.5 km

  • PLOWRIGHT MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 JACK BODDY WAY, SWAFFHAM, PE37 7HJ

    ODS code D82621

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    11.9 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    11.9 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    11.9 miles

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    11.9 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Brandon

    11.9 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.

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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £585,000 from 1 recorded sale in PE37 8AS. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Fred Nicholson School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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