IP25 6QP Breckland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: All Saints & Wayland. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Crow's Lane, Breckland: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Crow's Lane, Broadflash: 2 addresses
- Crow's Lane, Breckland: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Breckland in 2026-27: Band D £2,444 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,629 | £1,901 | £2,172 | £2,444 | £2,987 | £3,530 | £4,073 | £4,887 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (20% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Merton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- COTTAGE 110 YARDS NORTH-EAST OF HASSOCKS, grade II
- HASSOCKS COTTAGE, grade II
- THE HASSOCKS, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 9 addresses are between 44 m and 45 m above sea level (45 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harling Road 1,770 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km |
| Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km | |
| Attleborough 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Car parks | 64 High Street Parking | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 34.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 84.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Watton Medical Practice | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Total Health Pharmacy | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Wayland (Dental Practice) | 3.2 km |
| Hospital | Swaffham Community Hospital | 13.6 km |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Swaffham Public Enquiry Office | 13.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,000 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 920 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,010 m² | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St. Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 810 m south-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St. Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 810 m south-east |
| Group of tumuli on Sparrow Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nettlehill Covert | Wood | 350 m south-east |
| North West Covert | Wood | 420 m south-west |
| Dark Plantation | Wood | 650 m south-east |
| Sparrow Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Loch Neaton | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north |
| Thompson Common | Wetland | 4.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the postcode's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 16% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 32% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Crow's Lane.