NR34 7TD East Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Beccles & Worlingham. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Benacre Road, Worlingham: 100 addresses
- Ellough Road, Worlingham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,335 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,557 | £1,816 | £2,075 | £2,335 | £2,854 | £3,372 | £3,891 | £4,670 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (28% of about 670 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 118 addresses are between 21 m and 26 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 66%, ultrafast 66%, gigabit 66% of premises; 31% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beccles 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Brampton (Suffolk) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Oulton Broad South 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Industrial Estate Ellough | 140 m |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry South | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 33.9 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 112 km (70 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Beccles Medical Centre | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Worlingham Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Beccles & District Hospital | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Lowestoft Police Station | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | East of England Co-op Swines Green, Swines Green Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,360 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,860 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Delight Wood | Wood | 280 m north-east |
| Sprites Wood | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Ellough Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Spring Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Beccles Marshes | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Six Mile Corner | Tidal water | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 21 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 30 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 59 | 118 |
59 of the postcode's 118 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 East Suffolk: see them on the East Suffolk page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Unnamed street near Benacre Road.