NR18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wymondham and Downham, in 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 NR18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NR18, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NR18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NR18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NR18 at a rate of 65.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.0 per 1,000 people across NR.
In August 2026 alone, 122 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NR18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (709), other crime (379) and anti-social behaviour (169).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NR18 was 75.4 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 NR18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NR18 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NR18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Norfolk 004D | 1,900 | 26.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.4% |
| South Norfolk 005A | 1,532 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.9% |
| South Norfolk 005B | 1,214 | 13.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.5% |
| South Norfolk 005C | 1,274 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 61.6% |
| South Norfolk 005D | 1,440 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.3% |
| South Norfolk 007A | 2,509 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.6% |
| South Norfolk 007B | 1,603 | 50.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 60.2% |
| South Norfolk 007F | 1,452 | 64.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.2% |
| South Norfolk 007G | 1,504 | 26.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.0% |
| South Norfolk 007H | 1,035 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 58.1% |
| South Norfolk 007I | 1,458 | 75.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.3% |
| South Norfolk 007J | 3,257 | 194.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.5% |
MPs for NR18
- Ben GoldsboroughLabourMP for South Norfolk84% of NR18’s postcodes
- George FreemanConservativeMP for Mid Norfolk16% of NR18’s postcodes
- Adrian RamsayGreen PartyMP for Waveney Valley0.1% of NR18’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.
Middle areas in NR182
Postcode sectors in NR183
Council1
Towns in NR181
Postcode districts next to NR185
Nearest rail stations2
More in the NR postcode area2
NR18 in brief
NR18 is a postcode district covering Wymondham and Downham, in South Norfolk.
About 22,938 people lived in NR18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £287,000 in 2025 across 381 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 65.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NR18 was £287,000 in 2025.
NR18 had 21,342 usual residents at the census.
In NR18, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NR18, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.