Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£255,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for IP24 1JU
Thetford and Mildenhall
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
IP24 1JU
Coordinates
52.4249, 0.7582
Grid reference
TL876843
Easting
587,638
Northing
284,339
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F42CQF5+W7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Thetford
Travel to Work
Thetford and Mildenhall
ITL Region
Breckland
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22367
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22367 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · IP24 1JU
HM Land Registry · Breckland
Average price
£270,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £255,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £245,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£310k£278k£245k
Mar '24Nov '24Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near IP24 1JU
England & WalesCrime trends · near IP24 1JU
Counts are for Thetford Boudica electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY +40%
1493
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.84.4%
Other White12.5%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
+ other · 2.1%
Religion
Christian47.3%
No religion44.8%
Not answered6.7%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6420.6%
35–4919.0%
25–3414.1%
65–7411.2%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.6%
Any member 66+13.0%
All members 66+12.2%
Other10.6%
+ 7 other households · 37.1%
Administrative Information
Breckland
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth West Norfolk E14001497
Constituency
E14001497Norfolk
Police Force
England
Ward
Thetford Boudica
Constituency code
E14001497
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Thetford
International Territorial Level
Breckland
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Norfolk
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Norfolk
Sub ICB Location
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB - 26A
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Breckland 016E E01026472
E01026472MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Breckland 016 E02005518
E02005518LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Breckland 016E E01026472
E01026472MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Breckland 016 E02005518
E02005518Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
5:38 PM
Sunset
11 hours 43 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
5:38 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 43 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode IP24 1JU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 22367
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01026472 and MSOA E02005518 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IP24 1JU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near IP24 1JU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 32%
Attainment 8
42.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 9%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
58%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 62%
RWM expected
27%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–17FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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