PE37 postcode area guide — Breckland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE37 postcode district in Breckland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE37
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
32.6%
Gigabit-capable
32.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.2%
Broadband availability in the PE37 postcode district (Breckland) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 418 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE37, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 32.6%.
Around 1.2% of premises in PE37 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 PE37
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE37 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| PE37 7AB | 96.2% | 15.4% |
| PE37 7AE | 100% | 0% |
| PE37 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PE37 7AN | 100% | 0% |
| PE37 7AP | 100% | 0% |
| PE37 7AQ | 100% | 0% |
| PE37 7AU | 94.4% | 5.6% |
| PE37 7AX | 100% | 0% |
| PE37 7AY | 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.
Crime in PE37
Police recorded 51 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PE37 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 20 | 39.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 | 27.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 7.8% |
| Drugs | 4 | 7.8% |
| Other theft | 4 | 7.8% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.0% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 2.0% |
| Public order | 1 | 2.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in PE37
Based on 175 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE37 is £258,000, down 2.6% on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£315,000
86 sales
Semi-detached
£220,000
49 sales
Terraced
£170,000
31 sales
Flat / maisonette
£115,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE37
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £268,000 | Detached | Wroxham Avenue | PE37 7SD |
| 18 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Mill Farm Nurseries | PE37 7PJ |
| 12 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Redland Road | PE37 8GS |
| 8 May 2026 | £428,000 | Detached | Campingland | PE37 7RB |
| 8 May 2026 | £330,000 | Detached | Kendle Road | PE37 8GT |
| 1 May 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | Tuns Road | PE37 8EH |
| 1 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Kendle Road | PE37 8GU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £191,500 | Terraced | School Road | PE37 8HT |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £207,000 | Semi-detached | Redland Road | PE37 8GS |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Detached | Courtfields | PE37 7ET |
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 PE37
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nicholas Hamond Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 710 | PE37 7DZ |
| Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 241 | PE37 7RF |
| Swaffham CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 215 | PE37 7EA |
| Necton VA Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 198 | PE37 8HT |
| Fred Nicholson School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 195 | PE37 7BB |
| OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus | Not applicable | 7–18 | 80 | PE37 7XD |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham | Primary | 4–11 | 61 | PE37 7HL |
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 PE37
96 rated food businesses operate in PE37. 75 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 22 Coffee Lounge Ltd, A G & T G Saunders, Asda, Asda Express Necton - Rudge Way PFS, Assembly Rooms.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE37
From a sample of 71 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PE37 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
14%
Band C
34%
Band D
49%
Band E
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 PE37 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.
