IP24 2BL postcode in Thetford, Norfolk

IP24 2BL is a postcode in Thetford, in the Thetford Castle 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 can get it. Breckland: 67% Typical price £249,995 Homes sold in IP24 2, last 12 months. ▲ 2% on the year before Nearest station Thetford 750 m in a straight line

Where IP24 2BL is, and what is near it

Map of IP24 2BL and what is near it Map of IP24 2BL: its centre point, with the 301 other postcodes in the IP24 2 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 6 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. IP24 2AA: also in IP24 2IP24 2AB: also in IP24 2IP24 2AD: also in IP24 2IP24 2AE: also in IP24 2IP24 2AF: also in IP24 2IP24 2AG: also in IP24 2IP24 2AH: also in IP24 2IP24 2AJ: also in IP24 2IP24 2AL: also in IP24 2IP24 2AN: also in IP24 2IP24 2AP: also in IP24 2IP24 2AQ: also in IP24 2IP24 2AT: also in IP24 2IP24 2AU: also in IP24 2IP24 2AZ: also in IP24 2IP24 2BA: also in IP24 2IP24 2BB: also in IP24 2IP24 2BF: also in IP24 2IP24 2BG: also in IP24 2IP24 2BN: also in IP24 2IP24 2BP: also in IP24 2IP24 2BQ: also in IP24 2IP24 2BS: also in IP24 2IP24 2BT: also in IP24 2IP24 2BU: also in IP24 2IP24 2BW: also in IP24 2IP24 2DA: also in IP24 2IP24 2DB: also in IP24 2IP24 2DD: also in IP24 2IP24 2DE: also in IP24 2IP24 2DF: also in IP24 2IP24 2DG: also in IP24 2IP24 2DH: also in IP24 2IP24 2DL: also in IP24 2IP24 2DN: also in IP24 2IP24 2DP: also in IP24 2IP24 2DQ: also in IP24 2IP24 2DR: also in IP24 2IP24 2DS: also in IP24 2IP24 2DT: also in IP24 2IP24 2DU: also in IP24 2IP24 2DW: also in IP24 2IP24 2DY: also in IP24 2IP24 2DZ: also in IP24 2IP24 2EA: also in IP24 2IP24 2EB: also in IP24 2IP24 2EE: also in IP24 2IP24 2EF: also in IP24 2IP24 2EG: also in IP24 2IP24 2EH: also in IP24 2IP24 2EJ: also in IP24 2IP24 2EL: also in IP24 2IP24 2EP: also in IP24 2IP24 2EQ: also in IP24 2IP24 2ER: also in IP24 2IP24 2ET: also in IP24 2IP24 2EU: also in IP24 2IP24 2EX: also in IP24 2IP24 2EY: also in IP24 2IP24 2EZ: also in IP24 2IP24 2FB: also in IP24 2IP24 2GA: also in IP24 2IP24 2HA: also in IP24 2IP24 2HB: also in IP24 2IP24 2HD: also in IP24 2IP24 2HE: also in IP24 2IP24 2HF: also in IP24 2IP24 2HG: also in IP24 2IP24 2HH: also in IP24 2IP24 2HJ: also in IP24 2IP24 2HL: also in IP24 2IP24 2HR: also in IP24 2IP24 2HT: also in IP24 2IP24 2HU: also in IP24 2IP24 2HW: also in IP24 2IP24 2HY: also in IP24 2IP24 2JA: also in IP24 2IP24 2JB: also in IP24 2IP24 2JD: also in IP24 2IP24 2JE: also in IP24 2IP24 2JF: also in IP24 2IP24 2JG: also in IP24 2IP24 2JH: also in IP24 2IP24 2JJ: also in IP24 2IP24 2JZ: also in IP24 2IP24 2LE: also in IP24 2IP24 2LH: also in IP24 2IP24 2LJ: also in IP24 2IP24 2LN: also in IP24 2IP24 2LP: also in IP24 2IP24 2LQ: also in IP24 2IP24 2LR: also in IP24 2IP24 2LT: also in IP24 2IP24 2LU: also in IP24 2IP24 2LW: also in IP24 2IP24 2PU: also in IP24 2IP24 2PZ: also in IP24 2IP24 2SP: also in IP24 2IP24 2TS: also in IP24 2IP24 2XD: also in IP24 2IP24 2YD: also in IP24 2IP24 2YF: also in IP24 2IP24 2YH: also in IP24 2IP24 2YJ: also in IP24 2IP24 2YL: also in IP24 2IP24 2YQ: also in IP24 2IP24 2YY: also in IP24 2 2 EV charging points, 950 mBrandon station 9.6 kmThetford Castle IP24 2BL Map of IP24 2BL and what is near it Map of IP24 2BL: its centre point, with the 301 other postcodes in the IP24 2 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 6 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Thetford Castle IP24 2BL
  • IP24 2BL
  • Other postcodes in IP24 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points
  • 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 52.4132, longitude 0.7496)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IP24 2BL?

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 IP24 2BL?

Every home and business at IP24 2BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Breckland: 67%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Breckland: 96%

The line marks the figure across Breckland.

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 IP24 2BL?

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 IP24 2BL 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 IP24 2BL.

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 IP24 2BL: 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 IP24 2BL 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 IP24 2BL?

Homes in IP24 2 sold for a typical £249,995 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 135 sales, up 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£249,995 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£245,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £350,000 51 sales
  • Semi-detached £221,250 46 sales
  • Terraced £197,500 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £152,500 6 sales

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

Across the whole IP24 district: a typical £225,000 from 261 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 IP24 2BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IP24 2BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 IP24 2BL

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at IP24 2BL. 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 IP24 2BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,270 homes in the neighbourhood around IP24 2BL. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (27%). 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 IP24 2BL

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 A, the most common, is £1,629.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 660 (52%)£1,629
Band Babout 260 (20%)£1,901
Band Cabout 220 (17%)£2,172
Band Dabout 70 (6%)£2,444
Band Eabout 30 (2%)£2,987
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,530
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,073
Band Hwithheld£4,887

When the homes were built

  1. 27% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 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 IP24 2BL is in (ONS area E01026468), 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 IP24 2BL?

The nearest open schools to IP24 2BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP24 2BL, 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 IP24 2BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP24 2BL is Thetford Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Thetford Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Brandon Rail Station Railway station 9.6 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Grove Lane, 332 m away.

More stations near IP24 2BL, 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 IP24 2BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP24 2BL, 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 IP24 2BL?

6 within 1 km 12 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IP24 2BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • eVolt Charging point · 2 chargers · CHAdeMO, Type 2 tethered · up to 50 kW 200 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk

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 IP24 2BL?

The nearest to the centre of IP24 2BL, 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 IP24 2BL?

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 care homes are near IP24 2BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP24 2BL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 pharmacies are near IP24 2BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP24 2BL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near IP24 2BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP24 2BL 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 IP24 2BL in a conservation area?

The centre of IP24 2BL 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 IP24 2BL?

Police.uk records 210 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP24 2BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences95 reports
Anti-social behaviour27 reports
Criminal damage and arson24 reports
Public order23 reports
Shoplifting10 reports
Drugs9 reports

Also: burglary 7, other theft 6, other crime 4, possession of weapons 3, bicycle theft 2.

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 IP24 2BL

Ward
Thetford Castle
Parish
Thetford
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Thetford
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

IP24 2BA60 mIP24 2DS70 mIP24 2AN70 mIP24 2AG80 mIP24 2BQ90 mIP24 1ZX90 m
All of IP24

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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