PE32 postcode area guide — Breckland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE32 postcode district in Breckland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE32
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
80.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
18.9%
Gigabit-capable
18.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.3%
Broadband availability in the PE32 postcode district (Breckland) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 587 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE32, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 80.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 18.9%.
Around 3.3% of premises in PE32 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 PE32
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE32 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| PE32 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| PE32 1AD | 100% | 2.9% |
| PE32 1AE | 97.4% | 17.9% |
| PE32 1AF | 100% | 20% |
| PE32 1AG | 100% | 76.9% |
| PE32 1AH | 50% | 50% |
| PE32 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| PE32 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| PE32 1AN | 96.4% | 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 PE32
Based on 166 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE32 is £290,000, down 3.3% on the previous year (£300,000).
Detached
£332,000
100 sales
Semi-detached
£255,000
45 sales
Terraced
£225,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE32
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £512,500 | Detached | Back Street | PE32 1QR |
| 18 May 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Congham Road | PE32 1DW |
| 1 May 2026 | £115,000 | Detached | Common Road | PE32 1LE |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £465,000 | Detached | Winch Road | PE32 1QP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £292,500 | Terraced | Back Lane | PE32 1BT |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £340,000 | Detached | Gayton Road | PE32 1NW |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Millfield | PE32 2ES |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Hill Road | PE32 1RN |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £700,000 | Detached | Lynn Road | PE32 1AG |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Wellingham Road | PE32 2QS |
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 PE32
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litcham School | All-through | 4–16 | 727 | PE32 2NS |
| Holly Meadows School | Primary | 5–11 | 123 | PE32 1BW |
| Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 104 | PE32 1LY |
| Narborough Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 100 | PE32 1TA |
| Beeston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 91 | PE32 2NQ |
| Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 86 | PE32 2AR |
| Sporle Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 83 | PE32 2DR |
| Great Massingham CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 54 | PE32 2EY |
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 PE32
95 rated food businesses operate in PE32. 70 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Apple Cafe, Ashwicken C of E Primary School, BaxterStorey - Adrian Flux, Breakfast Club, Carpenters Arms.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE32
From a sample of 111 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PE32 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 12% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
4%
Band C
6%
Band D
47%
Band E
31%
Band F
8%
Band G
3%
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 PE32 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.