Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood
Anchored on official IMD data — decile 4/10, ranked 10,529 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.
How this score is calculatedThe large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.
6 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 13 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Redcastle Family School (Good) — 0.3 mi
IMD crime decile 2/10 · 42 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 25.4)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 6/10 · 4 GP, 2 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: NRP SOUTH (NSFT) — 0.2 mi
IMD environment decile 9/10 · beside open access land (26.3 ha total — no proper park nearby)
Nearest: School Plain — 0.1 mi
10 supermarkets within 2 mi — Iceland, Tesco, Aldi, Farmfoods… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.3 mi
Nearest: Iceland Thetford — 0.2 mi
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Average sold price by property type across the IP24 district, 2021–2026 — 2,203 sales.
District-level averages (IP24) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
IP24 3LU scores 54/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and green space — with Iceland Thetford about 3 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.