NR22 6DP North Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Walsingham. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Scarborough Road, Great Walsingham: 20 addresses
- Scarborough Road, Great Walsingham: 1 address
- The Hill, Great Walsingham: 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: yes, Walsingham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- 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
- 14-16, THE HILL, grade II
- 14, HINDRINGHAM ROAD, grade II
- 3, THE HILL, grade II
- 4, THE HILL, grade II
- FOUNDARY COTTAGE, grade II
- HILL COTTAGE, grade II
- Hill Cottage, 2A, HINDRINGHAM ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- JOSEPHS COTTAGE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- PREMISES OCCUPIED BY C BACON AND SONS (BLACKSMITHS), grade II
- PREMISES OCCUPIED BY HALF MOON ANTIQUES, grade II
- ST BARBARA COTTAGE, grade II
- ST BERNARD'S COTTAGE, grade II
- ST MARGARET'S COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 22 addresses are between 12 m and 22 m above sea level (19 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 station | Sheringham 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 22.1 km (14 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 36.5 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 122 km (76 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wells Health Centre | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | David Jagger LTD | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Wells Community Hospital | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Sheringham Public Enquiry Office | 21.6 km (13 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 890 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,780 m² | 370 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Berry Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m west. 33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Berry Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m west |
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Church of All Saints and St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Town pump | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Ruins and site of Walsingham Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church Plantation | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Wright's Carr | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Vicarage Carr | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Hanging Mire Plantation | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Buck Close Wood | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Fiddler's Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 22 |
8 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Norfolk: see them on the North Norfolk page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 Scarborough Road.