# NR17 1DG: area report for a postcode in Breckland

NR17 1DG is a postcode in Breckland.

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 Breckland. Open the map at NR17 1DG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) › [NR17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr17) › [NR17 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr17-1)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Breckland 010D: 22 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG
- **Attleborough, 10 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG
- **No property in NR17 1DG 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=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Breckland 010D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG
- **£266,835 average price**: For the whole of Breckland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR17 1DG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG
- **Low road and rail noise at NR17 1DG**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG
- **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=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Caston Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caston-church-of-england-primary-academy-e148152) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £615,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| February 2024 | £1,100,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 520 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £266,835** (August 2026). Breckland’s average house price was £266,835 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,399** (2025). Full-time workers living in Breckland earned a median of £34,399 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 40th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Breckland costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th 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: 20.4** (2025). Breckland has a deprivation score of 20.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 129th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Breckland 010D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.4** (2025). Breckland 010D has a deprivation score of 18.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,965th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £336,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Breckland 010D was £336,250 in 2025. Joint 12,640th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,297** (2021). Breckland 010D had 1,297 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,534th least 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: 71.4%** (January 2026). In Breckland 010D, 71.4% 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.

## NR17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £292,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR17 was £292,500 in 2025. Joint 1,094th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,951** (2021). NR17 had 17,951 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,175th 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in NR17 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: 84.3%** (January 2026). In NR17, 84.3% 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: [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland)
- Centre: 52.5488, 0.8839

Council: [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mid Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-norfolk): George Freeman (Conservative), 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=0.8839,52.5488,NR171DG

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr17-1dg