Breckland Council

What broadband can you get in Breckland?

Across Breckland, 67% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 67% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Breckland?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,444 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Breckland are at risk of flooding?

Across Breckland, the Environment Agency puts 498 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 225 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Breckland the Environment Agency counts 2,119 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.4% of all its properties), 1,716 at medium risk (2%) and 5,104 at low risk (5.8%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Norfolk

Breckland has two councils. The county council, Norfolk, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemnorfolk.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placenorfolk.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentsnorfolk.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Breckland

• IP22 postcode district107 of its 871 postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• IP24 postcode district714 of its 790 postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• IP25 postcode districtAll 633 of its postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• IP26 postcode district96 of its 340 postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• IP27 postcode district57 of its 516 postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• NR9 postcode district115 of its 731 postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• NR16 postcode district272 of its 505 postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• NR17 postcode districtAll 593 of its postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• NR19 postcode districtAll 666 of its postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• NR20 postcode district747 of its 868 postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• NR21 postcode district34 of its 810 postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• PE32 postcode district236 of its 602 postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• PE33 postcode district27 of its 545 postcodes in use are in Breckland.
• PE37 postcode districtAll 426 of its postcodes in use are in Breckland.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Breckland.