IP26
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Feltwell, Hockwold cum Wilton and Methwold, in King's Lynn and West Norfolk and 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 IP26 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 18% of people in IP26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How IP26 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is IP26 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP26 at a rate of 29.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP26.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (124), other crime (61) and anti-social behaviour (32).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP26 was 29.5 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 IP26, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP26 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in IP26
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckland 012A | 2,133 | 23.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 51.7% |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019A | 1,659 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 79.8% |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019B | 1,795 | 18.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.5% |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019C | 1,268 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 23.7% |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019D | 2,582 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 20.5% |
Your MP
- Terry JermyLabourMP for South West Norfolk
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 IP261
Postcode sectors in IP262
Councils IP26 covers2
Postcode districts next to IP269
Nearest rail stations1
More in the IP postcode area2
IP26 in brief
IP26 is a postcode district covering Feltwell, Hockwold cum Wilton and Methwold, in King's Lynn and West Norfolk and Breckland.
About 9,731 people lived in IP26 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £268,750 in 2025 across 150 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 29.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP26 was £268,750 in 2025.
IP26 had 9,573 usual residents at the census.
About 18% of people in IP26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP26, 48.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.