Area guide

Living in IP24, Breckland

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around IP24 in Breckland. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Breckland: £268,905, up 0.6% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider East of England average is £337,518.

Check sold prices for a specific address in IP24 →
See where IP24 ranks across East of England →

Council tax at Band D in Breckland: £2,444 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare IP24 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for IP24 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around IP24

172 recorded home sales on the streets around central IP24 in the last 2 years, with a median of £227,000 and a range from £80,000 to £475,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
45A Mallow Road, IP24 2YD Detached £345,000 21 Aug 2026
19 The Glade, IP24 1JS Semi-detached £265,000 21 Aug 2026
8 Ramsey Close, IP24 2LS Semi-detached £235,000 21 Aug 2026
83 Churchill Road, IP24 2JZ Semi-detached £260,000 13 Aug 2026
17 Harwood Avenue, IP24 2LY Semi-detached £225,000 5 Aug 2026
60 Thyme Close, IP24 2YA Semi-detached £185,000 3 Aug 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

12 schools within 3 miles , of which 57% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Admirals Academy Primary Good 0.1 mi away no figure
Raleigh Infant Academy Primary Good 0.1 mi away no figure
The Thetford Academy Secondary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
Redcastle Family School Primary Good 1.2 mi away no figure
Drake Primary School Primary Report card 0.1 mi away no figure
Norwich Road Academy Primary Not rated 0.5 mi away no figure

Schools in IP24 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 1.98 mi 2026/27
Elveden Church of England Primary Academy Primary 3.96 mi 2026/27

8 state primary and 1 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for IP24 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: Thetford Grammar School.

All 1 fee-paying schools near IP24, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Process, plant and machine operatives17.5%
Elementary occupations14.6%
Skilled trades12.3%
Professional occupations10.7%
Associate professional and technical10.2%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How IP24 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 7.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of IP24 (E01026473, 1,394 residents in 2021, down 5.4% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 7.7 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 79.6% 75.2% -4.4 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 18.3% 22.0% +3.7 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 1.2% 2.5% +1.3 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 20.6% 17.0% -3.6 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 12.1% 17.4% +5.3 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 11.7% 19.4% +7.7 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 15.7% 21.8% +6.1 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 85.8% 82.8% -3.0 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 96.0% 97.6% +1.6 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

146 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central IP24 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Breckland's figures.

Buses from the centre of IP24

Best-served stop: Churchill Road, with 3.3 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of IP24 is Churchill Road: 3.3 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.0 in the evening and 1.1 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:15, last 18:55. Routes there: T2, T1, T3, 90, 37T, 81. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of IP24. The nearest, Grove Surgery, has 12,058 registered patients and 2,412 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Grove Surgery0.5 mi12,0582,412
School Lane Surgery0.7 mi9,6301,970
School Lane Pms Practice0.7 mi7,6793,141

Nearest A&E: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where 72.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust at 58.1%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Breckland pays £2,444 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.9% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Breckland, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Breckland, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,949+4.1%
2022-23£2,011+3.2%
2023-24£2,114+5.1%
2024-25£2,219+5.0%
2025-26£2,329+5.0%
2026-27£2,444+4.9%

Exceptional Financial Support. The county council, Norfolk, was agreed support for 2024-25 (£36.063m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about IP24

What is the average house price in IP24?

The average sold price in Breckland is £268,905 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in IP24?

Prices in Breckland are up 0.6% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in IP24?

The median of 172 recorded sales around central IP24 in the last 2 years is £227,000, ranging from £80,000 to £475,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in IP24?

12 schools sit within 3 miles of central IP24, and 57% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in IP24?

146 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central IP24 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is IP24 at risk of flooding?

Central IP24 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is IP24 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 57% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £227,000; the area sits in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 146 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is IP24 safe?

146 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central IP24 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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