NR21 0FL North Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 2023. Ward: Priory. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Wells Road, North Norfolk: 1 address
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 (31% of about 1,260 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- FIELD BARN, grade II
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 21 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Sheringham 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 21.0 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 8.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 36.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 122.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wells Health Centre | 6.1 km |
| Pharmacies | David Jagger LTD | 6.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 9.4 km |
| Hospital | Wells Community Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Sheringham Public Enquiry Office | 20.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 480 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.7 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,780 m² | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buck Close Wood | Wood | 750 m south |
| Spit Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Wright's Carr | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Wighton Carr | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Cockram's Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Fiddler's Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Wells Road.