NR25 6FU North Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced September 2025. Ward: Gresham. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Thaxters Close, West Beckham: 5 addresses
- Sheringham Road, West Beckham: 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 C (35% of about 1,270 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
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 addresses are about 84 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 stations | Sheringham 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| West Runton 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Cromer 249,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sheringham Park Upper Sheringham | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Travel Hub Cromer | 8 km (5 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 27.9 km (17 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 132 km (82 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sheringham Medical Practice | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Sheringham Pharmacy | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Sherringham Medical Practice | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Kelling Hospital | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Sheringham Public Enquiry Office | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sheringham Park 362 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 760 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,890 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 362 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oval barrow with superimposed bowl barrow known as Howe's Hill, 500m WSW of Wood Farm, a scheduled monument, 800 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oval barrow with superimposed bowl barrow known as Howe's Hill, 500m WSW of Wood Farm | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Sheringham Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Beckham Common | Wood | 390 m north |
| The Belt | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Howe's Hill | Hill | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Sparrow Dale | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Copper's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Sheringham Beach | Beach | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the postcode's 6 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 6 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 Thaxters Close.