IP25
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Watton and Shipdham, in Breckland.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an IP25 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 3% of people in IP25 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How IP25 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is IP25 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP25 at a rate of 45.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP25.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (528), other crime (194) and anti-social behaviour (124).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP25 was 43.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in IP25, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP25 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in IP25
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckland 006E | 1,216 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 50.3% |
| Breckland 008A | 1,251 | 20.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.0% |
| Breckland 008B | 1,050 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 41.7% |
| Breckland 008C | 2,460 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 7.6% |
| Breckland 008D | 1,446 | 22.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 9.8% |
| Breckland 008E | 1,120 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 44.1% |
| Breckland 009A | 1,973 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 67.1% |
| Breckland 009B | 2,233 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 55.1% |
| Breckland 009C | 1,390 | 131.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 73.3% |
| Breckland 009D | 1,471 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.8% |
| Breckland 009E | 1,903 | 26.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 64.4% |
| Breckland 010D | 1,297 | 21.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 71.4% |
| Breckland 010F | 2,615 | 101.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.0% |
| Breckland 010G | 1,324 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 80.1% |
MPs for IP25
- George FreemanConservativeMP for Mid Norfolk90% of IP25’s postcodes
- Terry JermyLabourMP for South West Norfolk9.8% of IP25’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in IP253
Postcode sectors in IP253
Council1
Towns in IP251
Postcode districts next to IP257
More in the IP postcode area2
IP25 in brief
IP25 is a postcode district covering Watton and Shipdham, in Breckland.
About 22,161 people lived in IP25 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 352 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 45.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP25 was £250,000 in 2025.
IP25 had 21,544 usual residents at the census.
About 3% of people in IP25 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP25, 58.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.