# PE37 7JH: area report for a postcode in Breckland

PE37 7JH is a postcode in Breckland.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Breckland. Open the map at PE37 7JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) › [PE37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe37) › [PE37 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe37-7)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 38% on July. Breckland 007E: 91 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH
- **No property in PE37 7JH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Breckland 007E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH
- **£268,905 average price**: For the whole of Breckland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PE37 7JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH
- **Low road and rail noise at PE37 7JH**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH
- **6.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Swaffham Meadow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swaffham-meadow-primary-school-e151217) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oneschool-global-uk-swaffham-campus-e134455) | Independent | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heartwood-cofe-vc-primary-and-nursery-school-e121059) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fred Nicholson School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fred-nicholson-school-e121256) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, March 2025 | – |
| [The Nicholas Hamond Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-nicholas-hamond-academy-e138918) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Swaffham CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swaffham-cofe-primary-academy-e141663) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2024 | £96,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2024 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2026 | £230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| January 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| November 2025 | £135,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MANOR FARM MEDICAL CENTRE (500 m); PLOWRIGHT MEDICAL CENTRE (540 m); CAMPINGLAND SURGERY (760 m)
- Pharmacies: MEDPAL PHARMACY (590 m); BOOTS (610 m); WELL (700 m)
- Dental practices: SWAFFHAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (230 m); DENTAL SURGERY (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Swaffham Superstore (460 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Swaffham 49/51 Market Place (560 m, Morrisons); Iceland Swaffham (600 m, Iceland); Waitrose Swaffham (650 m, Waitrose); Asda Swaffham Supermarket (710 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £268,905** (July 2026). Breckland’s average house price was £268,905 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,399** (2025). Full-time workers living in Breckland earned a median of £34,399 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 40th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Breckland costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.4** (2025). Breckland has a deprivation score of 20.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 129th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Breckland 007E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.6** (2025). Breckland 007E has a deprivation score of 32.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,100th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £218,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Breckland 007E was £218,000 in 2025. Joint 8,291st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,535** (2021). Breckland 007E had 1,535 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,611th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.1%** (January 2026). In Breckland 007E, 68.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PE37 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE37 was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,836** (2021). PE37 had 11,836 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 829th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in PE37 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 69.7%** (January 2026). In PE37, 69.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland)
- Centre: 52.6526, 0.6936

Council: [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-norfolk): Terry Jermy (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.6936,52.6526,PE377JH

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