IP22 2LH postcode in South Lopham, Norfolk

IP22 2LH is a postcode in South Lopham, in the Guiltcross ward of Breckland. It is in the South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency and the Norfolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at IP22 2LH can get it Across Breckland: 67% Typical price £405,000 Homes sold in IP22 2, last 12 months. ▲ 4.5% on the year before Nearest station Diss 8.7 km in a straight line

Where IP22 2LH is, and what is near it

Map of IP22 2LH and what is near it Map of IP22 2LH: its centre point, with the 244 other postcodes in the IP22 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IP22 2AL: also in IP22 2IP22 2FH: also in IP22 2IP22 2HL: also in IP22 2IP22 2HN: also in IP22 2IP22 2HP: also in IP22 2IP22 2HQ: also in IP22 2IP22 2HS: also in IP22 2IP22 2HT: also in IP22 2IP22 2HU: also in IP22 2IP22 2HW: also in IP22 2IP22 2HX: also in IP22 2IP22 2JP: also in IP22 2IP22 2JR: also in IP22 2IP22 2JS: also in IP22 2IP22 2JT: also in IP22 2IP22 2JU: also in IP22 2IP22 2JW: also in IP22 2IP22 2JX: also in IP22 2IP22 2JY: also in IP22 2IP22 2LA: also in IP22 2IP22 2LG: also in IP22 2IP22 2LJ: also in IP22 2IP22 2LL: also in IP22 2IP22 2LN: also in IP22 2IP22 2LP: also in IP22 2IP22 2LR: also in IP22 2IP22 2LS: also in IP22 2IP22 2LT: also in IP22 2IP22 2LW: also in IP22 2IP22 2NA: also in IP22 2IP22 2NP: also in IP22 2 School 3.8 kmGP 5.4 kmGP 6.9 km2 places, 7.6–8.7 kmAcorn Park School 7.6 kmGuiltcross IP22 2LH Map of IP22 2LH and what is near it Map of IP22 2LH: its centre point, with the 244 other postcodes in the IP22 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 3.8 kmGP 5.4 km2 places, 7.6–8.7 kmGuiltcross IP22 2LH
  • IP22 2LH
  • Other postcodes in IP22 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.3927, longitude 0.9993)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IP22 2LH?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at IP22 2LH?

Every home and business at IP22 2LH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

IP22 2LH 100% Breckland 67%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

IP22 2LH 100% Breckland 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at IP22 2LH?

BinDayBuddy does not read Breckland Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Breckland Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is IP22 2LH at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include IP22 2LH.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Breckland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IP22 2LH: 2,119 properties in Breckland are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Breckland

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of IP22 2LH is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near IP22 2LH?

Homes in IP22 2 sold for a typical £405,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 59 sales, up 4.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£405,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£387,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £485,000 39 sales
  • Semi-detached £282,500 14 sales
  • Terraced £253,500 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole IP22 district: a typical £308,500 from 272 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in IP22 2LH

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in IP22 2LH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 9 January 2026. The middle sale was £500,000, from £435,000 to £515,000. Across IP22 2, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £405,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at IP22 2LH

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at IP22 2LH. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near IP22 2LH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,120 homes in the neighbourhood around IP22 2LH. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (37%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around IP22 2LH

Band D in Breckland for 2026‑27: £2,444. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,629 (band A) to £4,073 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,901.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (9%)£1,629
Band Babout 240 (21%)£1,901
Band Cabout 210 (19%)£2,172
Band Dabout 210 (19%)£2,444
Band Eabout 220 (20%)£2,987
Band Fabout 100 (9%)£3,530
Band Gabout 40 (4%)£4,073
Band Hfewer than 5£4,887

When the homes were built

  1. 37% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

Averages for Breckland before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of IP22 2LH is in (ONS area E01026494), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near IP22 2LH?

The nearest open schools to IP22 2LH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP22 2LH, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to IP22 2LH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP22 2LH is Diss Rail Station, 8.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Diss Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive
  • Eccles Road Rail Station Railway station 8.9 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church Road, 17 m away.

More stations near IP22 2LH, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near IP22 2LH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP22 2LH, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near IP22 2LH?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IP22 2LH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Plug in Suffolk Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 1.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near IP22 2LH?

The nearest to the centre of IP22 2LH, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to IP22 2LH?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near IP22 2LH?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP22 2LH on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is IP22 2LH in a conservation area?

The centre of IP22 2LH is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near IP22 2LH?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP22 2LH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Burglary1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for IP22 2LH

Ward
Guiltcross
Parish
South Lopham
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
South Lopham
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

IP22 2LJ80 mIP22 2HU140 mIP22 2LL170 mIP22 2LN210 mIP22 2HL220 mIP22 2LW460 m
All of IP22

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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