IP26 postcode area guide — Breckland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP26 postcode district in Breckland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP26
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
80.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
32.3%
Gigabit-capable
32.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
5.5%
Broadband availability in the IP26 postcode district (Breckland) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 330 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 80.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 32.3%.
Around 5.5% of premises in IP26 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in IP26
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP26 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| IP26 4AB | 100% | 89.3% |
| IP26 4AD | 100% | 33.3% |
| IP26 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| IP26 4AF | 100% | 40% |
| IP26 4AG | 100% | 0% |
| IP26 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| IP26 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| IP26 4AL | 100% | 17.6% |
| IP26 4AN | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Breckland
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Breckland district (70,382 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
73.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
17.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
76.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in IP26
Based on 108 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP26 is £280,000, up 3.7% on the previous year (£270,000).
Detached
£320,000
74 sales
Semi-detached
£255,000
25 sales
Terraced
£187,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP26
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £230,000 | Detached | Old School Close | IP26 4EE |
| 12 May 2026 | £272,500 | Detached | College Road | IP26 4LD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Old School Close | IP26 4EE |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Globe Street | IP26 4PQ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Lodge Road | IP26 4DP |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Hythe Road | IP26 4PP |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | Wilton Road | IP26 4AY |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Detached | Archers Avenue | IP26 4BY |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Detached | Vincent Close | IP26 4BE |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | Brecklands | IP26 5EG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Breckland demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Breckland district (141,476 residents, 60,358 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.7% |
| 15–29 | 20.2% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 21.1% |
| 65+ | 25% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67% |
| Private rented | 18.2% |
| Social rented | 11.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around IP26
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceni Secondary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 555 | IP26 4PE |
| Mundford Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 239 | IP26 5ED |
| Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell | Primary | 5–11 | 156 | IP26 4DB |
| Iceni Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 103 | IP26 4LP |
| The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold | Primary | 2–11 | 101 | IP26 5NB |
| Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 91 | IP26 4PP |
| Sheridan House School | Not applicable | 7–16 | 67 | IP26 5LQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in IP26
52 rated food businesses operate in IP26. 39 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aspens Services Ltd, Aspris Children's Services, Aylin Methwold Ltd, Bakeaway Box, Caterlink @ Methwold CofE Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP26
From a sample of 181 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 IP26 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
13%
Band D
33%
Band E
31%
Band F
11%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Breckland
Landlines around IP26 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.