Watton

Watton is covered by postcode district IP25. It is in the Breckland council area, Norfolk.

Typical price £230,000 Homes sold in Watton, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Gigabit broadband 179 of 287 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 6 of 292 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 12 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 3 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Watton, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Watton, by flood risk Of the 292 postcodes in Watton that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 286 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Watton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IP25 5AD: not on the flood risk listIP25 5AF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AR: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AS: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6AZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BS: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6BZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DR: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DS: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6DZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ED: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ES: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ET: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6EZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FR: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FS: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6FZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GR: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GS: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6GZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HR: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HS: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6HZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JR: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JS: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6JZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6LB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6LD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6LE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6LG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6LH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6LJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6LL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6LN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6LP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6LQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6LW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6NA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6NG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6NU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6NW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6NX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6NY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6NZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6PA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6PD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6PE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6PF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6PG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6PH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6PJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6PL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6PN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6PQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6QY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6QZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6RA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6RB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6RD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6RF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6RJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6RP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6SR: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TS: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6TZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UR: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6UZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WS: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6WY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XR: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XS: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XU: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XY: not on the flood risk listIP25 6XZ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YP: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YS: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YT: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YW: not on the flood risk listIP25 6YX: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ZA: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ZB: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ZD: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ZE: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ZF: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ZG: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ZH: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ZJ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ZL: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ZN: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ZQ: not on the flood risk listIP25 6ER: low flood risk at worstIP25 6LA: low flood risk at worstIP25 6LF: medium flood risk at worstIP25 6HA: high flood riskIP25 6HE: high flood riskIP25 6RE: high flood risk Watton Map of every postcode in Watton, by flood risk Of the 292 postcodes in Watton that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 286 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Watton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Watton
  • A home or business at high risk: 3
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 2
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 286

Of the 292 postcodes in Watton that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 286 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.5698, longitude 0.8362. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

IP25 6HA6 at high riskIP25 6RE1 at high riskIP25 6HE1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Watton?

Homes sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 179 of the 287 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 12 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 6 of its 292 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Harling Road, 13.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Watton?

Homes in Watton sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 187 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£230,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£230,000
12 months to August 2026
£230,000

■ no change on the 12 months before

Detached£266,000 88 sales
Semi-detached£211,000 54 sales
Terraced£200,000 41 sales
Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Across the whole IP25 district, Watton's main postcode district: a typical £250,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Watton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Watton?

20 of the 292 postcodes now in use in Watton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 4 of the 200 homes sold in Watton were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the IP25 district, 10%.

The newest postcodes

IP25 6WPsince January 2026IP25 6WYsince July 2025IP25 6AFsince June 2024IP25 5ADsince January 2024IP25 5AFsince December 2023IP25 6WWsince September 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn WattonAcross the IP25 district
The 12 months to August 2026 5 of 187 (3%) 9 of 297 (3%)
The 12 months to August 2025 4 of 200 (2%) 35 of 365 (10%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Watton?

Ofcom reports on 287 of the 292 postcodes in Watton. At 179 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 4 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit179 of 287
Postcodes where every home can get superfast269 of 287
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband4 of 287

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

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

Is Watton at risk of flooding?

6 of the 292 postcodes in Watton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 12 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 6 of 292 postcodes High: 8Medium: 4Low: 4

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, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and 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

Which schools are in Watton?

The open schools at the postcodes in Watton. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Watton?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Watton is Harling Road Rail Station, 13.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Harling Road Rail Station Railway station 13.8 kmDrive
  • Attleborough Rail Station Railway station 14.0 kmDrive
  • Eccles Road Rail Station Railway station 14.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Watton?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Watton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Watton safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 554 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Watton over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 38 September 2025
  2. 59 October 2025
  3. 42 November 2025
  4. 70 December 2025
  5. 43 January 2026
  6. 27 February 2026
  7. 42 March 2026
  8. 36 April 2026
  9. 59 May 2026
  10. 47 June 2026
  11. 49 July 2026
  12. 42 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences292 reports
Anti-social behaviour73 reports
Criminal damage and arson41 reports
Public order38 reports
Other theft29 reports
Other crime19 reports
Shoplifting17 reports
Drugs14 reports

Also: burglary 12, vehicle crime 8, possession of weapons 8, bicycle theft 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Watton?

District, borough or city council
Breckland
County council
Norfolk
Parliamentary constituencies
Mid Norfolk (291) and South West Norfolk (1)
Police force area
Norfolk
Region
East of England
Country
England

Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Moving to Watton

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Watton postcodes

292 postcodes in use in Watton, by district:

IP25 postcode district,292 postcodes

That district is in the IP postcode area.

Check a Watton postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Watton

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Watton's £230,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Shipdham7.7 km, £295,000Necton9.8 km, £302,500Hingham10.1 km, £322,500Swaffham12.9 km, £240,000Attleborough13.4 km, £250,000Dereham13.9 km, £235,000East Harling16.1 km, £330,000Mattishall16.4 km, £303,250 All places A to Z

Questions about Watton

What is it like to live in Watton?
Homes sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 179 of the 287 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 12 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 6 of its 292 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Harling Road, 13.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Watton?
Watton is covered by postcode district IP25, across 292 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Watton in?
Watton is in the Breckland council area, and Norfolk is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Watton?
Homes in Watton sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 187 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Watton?
In Watton, primary schools at its postcodes include Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School and Watton Junior School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Wayland Academy. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Watton have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Watton is Harling Road, 13.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Watton?
Ofcom reports on 287 of the 292 postcodes in Watton. At 179 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 4 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Watton at risk of flooding?
6 of the 292 postcodes in Watton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 12 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Watton?
20 of the 292 postcodes now in use in Watton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 4 of the 200 homes sold in Watton were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the IP25 district, 10%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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