# NR12 8EA: area report for a postcode in North Norfolk

NR12 8EA is a postcode in North Norfolk.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Norfolk. Open the map at NR12 8EA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) › [NR12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr12) › [NR12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 75% on July. North Norfolk 014A: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA
- **Hoveton and Wroxham, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA
- **No property in NR12 8EA listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, North Norfolk 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA
- **£286,315 average price**: For the whole of North Norfolk, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR12 8EA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA
- **Low road and rail noise at NR12 8EA**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Broadland High Ormiston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadland-high-ormiston-academy-e146063) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 49.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e120920) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £312,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2023 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| September 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| June 2025 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| January 2026 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HOVETON & WROXHAM MEDICAL CENTRE (350 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £286,315** (August 2026). North Norfolk’s average house price was £286,315 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,362** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Norfolk earned a median of £34,362 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 39th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in North Norfolk costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 21.1** (2025). North Norfolk has a deprivation score of 21.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 121st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Norfolk 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.4** (2025). North Norfolk 014A has a deprivation score of 21.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,564th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Norfolk 014A was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 9,167th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,298** (2021). North Norfolk 014A had 2,298 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,052nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 58.2%** (January 2026). In North Norfolk 014A, 58.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NR12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR12 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,458** (2021). NR12 had 21,458 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,374th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 27%** (2022). About 27% of people in NR12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 56.1%** (January 2026). In NR12, 56.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk)
- Centre: 52.7177, 1.4256

Council: [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-norfolk): Steff Aquarone (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=1.4256,52.7177,NR128EA

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