PE37 8LW postcode in Swaffham, Norfolk

PE37 8LW is a postcode in Swaffham, in the Swaffham ward of Breckland. It is in the South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency and the Norfolk police force area, and has been in use since February 2022.

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 PE37 8LW can get it Across Breckland: 67% Typical price £292,000 Homes sold in PE37 8, last 12 months. ▲ 4.3% on the year before Nearest school Swaffham CofE Primary Academy 600 m in a straight line

Where PE37 8LW is, and what is near it

Map of PE37 8LW and what is near it Map of PE37 8LW: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the PE37 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PE37 8AD: also in PE37 8PE37 8AE: also in PE37 8PE37 8AF: also in PE37 8PE37 8BF: also in PE37 8PE37 8BS: also in PE37 8PE37 8BY: also in PE37 8PE37 8BZ: also in PE37 8PE37 8DA: also in PE37 8PE37 8DB: also in PE37 8PE37 8DE: also in PE37 8PE37 8DH: also in PE37 8PE37 8FD: also in PE37 8PE37 8FG: also in PE37 8PE37 8FH: also in PE37 8PE37 8FJ: also in PE37 8PE37 8FL: also in PE37 8PE37 8GD: also in PE37 8PE37 8GE: also in PE37 8PE37 8GF: also in PE37 8PE37 8GG: also in PE37 8PE37 8GH: also in PE37 8PE37 8GJ: also in PE37 8PE37 8GL: also in PE37 8PE37 8GN: also in PE37 8PE37 8GP: also in PE37 8PE37 8GQ: also in PE37 8PE37 8GR: also in PE37 8PE37 8GS: also in PE37 8PE37 8GT: also in PE37 8PE37 8GU: also in PE37 8PE37 8HF: also in PE37 8PE37 8HG: also in PE37 8PE37 8HJ: also in PE37 8PE37 8HL: also in PE37 8PE37 8HN: also in PE37 8PE37 8HP: also in PE37 8PE37 8HQ: also in PE37 8PE37 8JE: also in PE37 8PE37 8JF: also in PE37 8PE37 8JG: also in PE37 8PE37 8JH: also in PE37 8PE37 8JJ: also in PE37 8PE37 8JL: also in PE37 8PE37 8JN: also in PE37 8PE37 8JQ: also in PE37 8PE37 8JT: also in PE37 8PE37 8JX: also in PE37 8PE37 8LQ: also in PE37 8PE37 8NF: also in PE37 8PE37 8NG: also in PE37 8PE37 8NY: also in PE37 8PE37 8NZ: also in PE37 8PE37 8PA: also in PE37 8PE37 8PB: also in PE37 8PE37 8PD: also in PE37 8PE37 8PE: also in PE37 8PE37 8PF: also in PE37 8PE37 8PG: also in PE37 8PE37 8PH: also in PE37 8PE37 8PJ: also in PE37 8 Swaffham PE37 8LW Map of PE37 8LW and what is near it Map of PE37 8LW: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the PE37 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Swaffham PE37 8LW
  • PE37 8LW
  • Other postcodes in PE37 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 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 52.6353, longitude 0.6968)

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 PE37 8LW?

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 PE37 8LW?

Every home and business at PE37 8LW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PE37 8LW 100% Breckland 67%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PE37 8LW 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 PE37 8LW?

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 PE37 8LW 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 PE37 8LW.

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 PE37 8LW: 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 PE37 8LW 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 PE37 8LW?

Homes in PE37 8 sold for a typical £292,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 94 sales, up 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£292,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£280,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £338,500 62 sales
  • Semi-detached £230,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £210,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole PE37 district: a typical £260,000 from 191 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 PE37 8LW

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in PE37 8LW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 August 2026. The middle sale was £232,500, from £230,000 to £265,000. Across PE37 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £292,000. 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

What council tax band are homes near PE37 8LW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,000 homes in the neighbourhood around PE37 8LW. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (46%). 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 PE37 8LW

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 C, the most common, is £2,172.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (8%)£1,629
Band Babout 250 (25%)£1,901
Band Cabout 340 (34%)£2,172
Band Dabout 180 (18%)£2,444
Band Eabout 110 (11%)£2,987
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,530
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,073
Band Hfewer than 5£4,887

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 31% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 46% 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 PE37 8LW is in (ONS area E01026456), 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 PE37 8LW?

The nearest open schools to PE37 8LW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PE37 8LW, 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 PE37 8LW?

There is no railway station within 20 km of the centre of PE37 8LW.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cooper Road, 332 m away.

More stations near PE37 8LW, 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 PE37 8LW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PE37 8LW, 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.

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

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 PE37 8LW?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PE37 8LW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • EVCharge Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • eVolt Charging point · 2 chargers · CHAdeMO, Type 2 tethered · up to 50 kW 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 PE37 8LW?

The nearest to the centre of PE37 8LW, 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 PE37 8LW?

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 PE37 8LW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PE37 8LW, 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 PE37 8LW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PE37 8LW, 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 PE37 8LW?

The nearest vets to the centre of PE37 8LW 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 PE37 8LW in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of PE37 8LW is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 PE37 8LW?

Police.uk records 40 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PE37 8LW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Public order6 reports
Other theft2 reports
Shoplifting1 report
Other crime1 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 PE37 8LW

Ward
Swaffham
Parish
Swaffham
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Swaffham
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
February 2022

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.

PE37 8JX40 mPE37 8NF60 mPE37 8LQ110 mPE37 8PB120 mPE37 8JL190 mPE37 7TW200 m
All of PE37

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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