NR22 6EE North Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Walsingham. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Common Place, Little 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: 37.
- 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
- THE PRIORY GATEHOUSE (OR ABBEY) GATEHOUSE WALL ADJOINING PRIORY GATEHOUSE TO SOUTH, FRONTING HIGH STREET, grade I
- 33, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 48, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 50, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 52, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 54, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information), grade II*
- 9 AND 10, COMMON PLACE, grade II*
- BULL INN, grade II*
- MAYTYR HOUSE, grade II*
- SHIRE HALL, grade II*
- 1, COMMON PLACE, grade II
- 10, BRIDEWELL STREET, grade II
- 11, BRIDEWELL STREET, grade II
- 12-16, BRIDEWELL STREET, grade II
- 13, BRIDEWELL STREET, grade II
- 2, COMMON PLACE, grade II
- 3, COMMON PLACE, grade II
- 4, 5 and 6, Common Place, grade II
- 44 AND 46, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 47, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 47A, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 51, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 53, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 55, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 57 AND 59, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 61 AND 63, HIGH STREET, grade II
- BARN TO WEST OF NOS 55 TO 59 (ODD) HIGH STREET, grade II
- BAVERSTOCK HOUSE, grade II
- FALCON HOUSE, grade II
- GUILD HOUSE, grade II
And 7 more.
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 22 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Sheringham 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 23.2 km (14 miles) |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Bull Little Walsingham | 10 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 36.8 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 120 km (75 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fakenham Medical Practice | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Fakenham Pharmacy | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Wells Community Hospital | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Sheringham Public Enquiry Office | 22.7 km (14 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,980 m² | 130 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Town pump, a scheduled monument, 20 m. 138 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade I and 20 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Town pump | Scheduled monument | 20 m |
| 54, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information) | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| 52, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| 50, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Shire Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Ruins and site of Walsingham Priory | Scheduled monument | 170 m south-east |
| The Greyfriars | Scheduled monument | 310 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Vicarage Carr | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Lodge Plantation | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Tollbar Plantation | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Church Plantation | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Tuthill Plantation | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Fiddler's Hill | Hill | 4.7 km (2.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Common Place.