NR21 9TA North Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1995. Ward: Lancaster South. 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 A (40% of about 770 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
- BRIDGE OVER RIVER WENSUM, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 70 Holt Road Fakenham, permissioned (740 m)
- Coach Depot Claypit Lane Fakenham, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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 addresses are about 35 m above sea level.
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 station | Sheringham 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 27.4 km |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Bowling Centre Fakenham | 100 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Millers Walk Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 33.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 112.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fakenham Medical Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 230 m |
| Hospital | Wells Community Hospital | 14.2 km |
| Police station | Dereham Police Station | 17.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Aldiss Community Park 8,090 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Fakenham Common 29 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,710 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 33 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fakenham gasworks, a scheduled monument, 160 m south-west. 94 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fakenham gasworks | Scheduled monument | 160 m south-west |
| Red Lion Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m north-west |
| Remains of St Stephen's Priory | Scheduled monument | 630 m south-west |
| Deserted village (site of) | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Carr | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Great Ryburgh Common | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Starmoor Wood | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| The Heath | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Old Squaw Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.