NR16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering East Harling, in Breckland and South Norfolk.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NR16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NR16, 72.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NR16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NR16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NR16 at a rate of 31.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.0 per 1,000 people across NR.
In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NR16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (181), other crime (98) and criminal damage and arson (57).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NR16 was 30.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in NR16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NR16 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NR16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckland 013B | 2,201 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 62.7% |
| Breckland 014A | 1,874 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.1% |
| Breckland 014B | 1,187 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 68.4% |
| South Norfolk 011A | 1,566 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.3% |
| South Norfolk 011B | 1,230 | 31.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.6% |
| South Norfolk 011C | 2,797 | 17.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 69.9% |
MPs for NR16
- Terry JermyLabourMP for South West Norfolk29% of NR16’s postcodes
- Ben GoldsboroughLabourMP for South Norfolk25% of NR16’s postcodes
- George FreemanConservativeMP for Mid Norfolk25% of NR16’s postcodes
- Adrian RamsayGreen PartyMP for Waveney Valley21% of NR16’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in NR162
Councils NR16 covers2
Postcode districts next to NR166
Nearest rail stations2
More in the NR postcode area2
NR16 in brief
NR16 is a postcode district covering East Harling, in Breckland and South Norfolk.
About 12,956 people lived in NR16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £365,000 in 2025 across 196 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 31.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NR16 was £365,000 in 2025.
NR16 had 12,617 usual residents at the census.
In NR16, 72.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NR16, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.