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PE37 8NX

Necton · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Necton
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
PE37
Postcode sector
PE37 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE37 8NE 1 m
PE37 8EW 61 m
PE37 8FA 91 m
PE37 8ER 111 m
PE37 8PP 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE37 8NX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2003
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE37
Postcode sector
PE37 8
Latitude
52.651659
Longitude
0.779323
British National Grid easting
588,101
British National Grid northing
309,615

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Necton · E05010253
Parish or community
E04006150
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134394
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 004A · E01026446
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 004 · E02005506

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Necton VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    88 m

  2. Sporle Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
91
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Shoplifting 20
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Other theft 7

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

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    7.3 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    7.3 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    14.3 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    14.3 miles

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    14.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 004A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,013 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Necton VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 88 m.

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

Recorded crime

91 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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