# NR16 1JG: area report for a postcode in South Norfolk

NR16 1JG is a postcode in South 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 South Norfolk. Open the map at NR16 1JG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) › [NR16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr16) › [NR16 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr16-1)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. South Norfolk 011C: 17 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG
- **Spooner Row, 8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG
- **3 of 11 properties in NR16 1JG at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, South Norfolk 011C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG
- **£311,587 average price**: For the whole of South Norfolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR16 1JG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG
- **Low road and rail noise at NR16 1JG**: Road 47 dB, rail 40 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forncett-st-peter-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e121117) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £690,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| June 2024 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 540 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £311,587** (July 2026). South Norfolk’s average house price was £311,587 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,438** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Norfolk earned a median of £39,438 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 152nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in South Norfolk costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). South Norfolk has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Norfolk 011C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.7** (2025). South Norfolk 011C has a deprivation score of 13.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,988th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £380,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Norfolk 011C was £380,000 in 2025. Joint 9,732nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,797** (2021). South Norfolk 011C had 2,797 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 286th 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: 69.9%** (January 2026). In South Norfolk 011C, 69.9% 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.

## NR16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR16 was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 727th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,617** (2021). NR16 had 12,617 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 881st least 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: 11%** (2022). About 11% of people in NR16 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: 72.7%** (January 2026). In NR16, 72.7% 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: [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk)
- Centre: 52.4992, 1.1883

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

## Your MP

- [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-norfolk): Ben Goldsborough (Labour), 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), July 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=1.1883,52.4992,NR161JG

## How to cite

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