ELY WAY, IP24 1DP House Prices & Local Information

IP24 1DP is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Ely Way, 1.2km from Redcastle Furze in Thetford. Administratively it sits within Thetford Priory ward and the South West Norfolk constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, IP24 1DP is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. By day, the area transitions to a manufacturing, energy and utilities character: manufacturing, energy and utilities. With residents averaging 31 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 66% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 73 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £170k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 11.1% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for IP24 1DP are sourced from Output Area E00134499 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.