Area guide

Living in IP25, Breckland

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around IP25 in Breckland. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 16 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 IP25 →
See where IP25 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 IP25 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for IP25 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around IP25

9 recorded home sales on the streets around central IP25 in the last 2 years, with a median of £415,000 and a range from £245,000 to £675,000. Mostly detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
2 Southview Close, IP25 6NW Detached £415,000 27 Apr 2026
126A Dereham Road, IP25 6HA Detached £290,000 30 Oct 2025
113 Dereham Road, IP25 6HA Detached £675,000 29 Oct 2025
Rose Farm Dereham Road, IP25 6SA Detached £575,000 6 Oct 2025
20 The Street, IP25 6RT Detached £245,000 19 Jun 2025
31 The Street, IP25 6RT Detached £250,000 27 May 2025
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

5 schools within 3 miles , of which 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School Primary Good 1.4 mi away no figure
Wayland Academy Secondary Good 1.5 mi away no figure
Parker's Church of England Primary Academy Primary Good 1.5 mi away no figure
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery Primary Good 1.6 mi away no figure
Watton Junior School Primary Not rated 1.3 mi away no figure

4 state primary and 1 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for IP25 →

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
Managers, directors and senior officials17.0%
Professional occupations15.7%
Skilled trades14.3%
Associate professional and technical11.7%
Elementary occupations10.9%

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

How IP25 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: over-65s, up 7.2 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of IP25 (E01026464, 1,297 residents in 2021, up 2.4% 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: over-65s, up 7.2 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 77.4% 79.2% +1.8 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 11.8% 14.4% +2.6 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 7.8% 6.2% -1.6 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 16.7% 13.5% -3.2 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 20.6% 27.8% +7.2 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 25.4% 28.1% +2.7 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 5.1% 4.4% -0.7 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 80.8% 81.7% +0.9 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 98.5% 98.8% +0.3 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

1 crime recorded within roughly a mile of central IP25 in August 2026, most commonly criminal damage arson.

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 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Breckland's figures.

Buses from the centre of IP25

Best-served stop: The Street, with 0.4 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of IP25 is The Street: 0.4 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.2 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:37, last 19:16. Routes there: 3, 59, 8. 2 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

1 GP practice within 3.0 km of the centre of IP25. The nearest, Watton Medical Practice, has 13,876 registered patients and 4,863 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Watton Medical Practice1.1 mi13,8764,863

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 IP25

What is the average house price in IP25?

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 IP25?

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

What do houses actually sell for in IP25?

The median of 9 recorded sales around central IP25 in the last 2 years is £415,000, ranging from £245,000 to £675,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in IP25?

5 schools sit within 3 miles of central IP25, and 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in IP25?

1 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central IP25 in August 2026, most commonly criminal damage arson (Police.uk).

Is IP25 at risk of flooding?

Central IP25 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 IP25 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 100% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £415,000; the area sits in decile 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 1 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is IP25 safe?

1 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central IP25 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was criminal damage arson. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

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