NR12 8DS North Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hoveton & Tunstead. Region: East of England.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in North Norfolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,460 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,640 | £1,913 | £2,187 | £2,460 | £3,007 | £3,553 | £4,100 | £4,920 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (28% of about 1,200 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land to the north of Tilia Business Park Tunstead Road Hoveton, permissioned (670 m)
- First Floor 3 Church Road Hoveton Norfolk NR12 8UG: up to 1 home, permissioned (670 m)
- Building next to Kings Head Hotel, Station Road, Hoveton., not permissioned (720 m)
- Old Broads Hotel Site, Station Road, Hoveton, not permissioned (730 m)
- Former Waterside Rooms, Station Road, Hoveton., not permissioned (730 m)
- The Rhond Hoveton Norfolk NR12 8UE: up to 1 home, permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 36 addresses are between 11 m and 15 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hoveton and Wroxham 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Worstead 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Village Hall Hoveton | 90 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hoverton & Wroxham Station Car Park | 710 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Pod Point Charging Station | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 10.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 122.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hoveton & Wroxham Medical Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Roys Pharmacy (Wroxham LTD) | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hoveton Dental Practice | 550 m |
| Hospital | Little Plumstead Hospital | 7.7 km |
| Police station | Police North Walsham Norfolk Constabulary Stations | 9.3 km |
| Cash machines | Gg Petro Ltd, Coltishall | 4.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Caen Meadow 1.8 ha | 1.8 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 130 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south |
| Wroxham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 820 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Belts | Wood | 880 m east |
| Snape's Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south |
| Bridge Broad | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Hoveton Marshes | Wetland | 2.0 km south-east |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 3.4 km south-east |
| Bittern Island | Island | 3.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 36 |
9 of the postcode's 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 69 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 57% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 77% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 31% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 59% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.