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PE37 postcode area · Breckland

The PE37 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Breckland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Area Scores range from 13 to 58 across them. Every full PE37 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PE37 district: Dereham West, Necton & Gressenhall scores 58 out of 100 (#2,843 of 6,856 nationally) while Town, South Lynn & West Lynn sits at 13 — neighbours on the map, 46 points apart on the index. 2 of the 6 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £171,250 in Town, South Lynn & West Lynn to £315,000 in Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough — a 1.8× gap within the PE37 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Breckland and King's Lynn and West Norfolk — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,648a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PE37 district

£263,000median home sold over the past year · +22.3% over 5 years · -0.8% over the year · 219 sales
Detached£333,500
Semi-detached£245,000
Terraced£194,000
Flat£115,000
Breckland£267,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Dereham West, Necton & GressenhallBreckland 2,84358 £260,000
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham ToneyBreckland 3,55648 £285,000
Mundford, Weeting & ForestBreckland 4,10440 £263,000
Whissonsett, Litcham & NarboroughBreckland 4,13840 £315,000
SwaffhamBreckland 4,61133 £256,496
Town, South Lynn & West LynnKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 5,96213 £171,250

People living in PE37 Census 2021

Residents49,910
Median age (est.)48
Density75per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above23%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 17%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Professional 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Professional13%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in PE37

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PE37 district.

Dereham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PE37.

IP25 PE32 NR19 PE33 NR20 PE30 IP26 PE31

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.