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Thinking of living at IP21 4QX? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulham Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Tivetshall Community Primary School | Primary | 3.7 km | – |
| The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) | Primary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School) | Primary | 4.8 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near IP21 4QX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Pulham Market Playing Field | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Pulham Market Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Football | Harleston Town F.C. | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Squash | Harleston Community Leisure Facility | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Canadian football | Dickleburgh Bowls Club | 4.6 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Diss, a drive away (9.7 km), with 701k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Post Box, 50 m away, with a bus about every 26 minutes on weekdays (routes 36A, 84); 9 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 79 minutes away by public transport (42 by car).
The nearest primary school is Pulham Church of England Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (950 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School), 4.4 km away; Attainment 8: 42.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is East Of England Co-Op, 4.5 km away, with Bossy Boots closer still (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Church Hill Surgery (1.1 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (4.5 km).
For a haircut, Genty's is 4.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 23 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 68% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
The Pennoyer Centre is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Crown Inn the nearest pub (950 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 331 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 30% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 164 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Norwich is 29 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 92 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
3 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.