# NR18

Postcode district covering Wymondham and Downham, in South Norfolk.

NR18 is a postcode district covering Wymondham and Downham, in South Norfolk. Median sale price £287,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 65.9 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code NR18. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [NR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £287,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR18 was £287,000 in 2025. Joint 1,052nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr18#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 21,342** (2021). NR18 had 21,342 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,375th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr18#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NR18 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr18#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.0%** (January 2026). In NR18, 82.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr18#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NR18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in NR18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=NR18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 381 homes were sold in NR18 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NR18) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NR18.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NR18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NR18 had 21,342 usual residents at the census.

## How NR18 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | NR18 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £287,000 | 18th most expensive | 35 postcode districts, NR · 2025 |
| Population | 21,342 | 18th most populated | 35 postcode districts, NR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 35 postcode districts, NR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 82.0% | 16th highest | 35 postcode districts, NR · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the NR postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in NR18

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Norfolk 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026948) | 1,900 | 26.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.4% |
| [South Norfolk 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026870) | 1,532 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.9% |
| [South Norfolk 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026871) | 1,214 | 13.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.5% |
| [South Norfolk 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026921) | 1,274 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 61.6% |
| [South Norfolk 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026922) | 1,440 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.3% |
| [South Norfolk 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026884) | 2,509 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.6% |
| [South Norfolk 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026885) | 1,603 | 50.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 60.2% |
| [South Norfolk 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01035145) | 1,452 | 64.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.2% |
| [South Norfolk 007G](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01035146) | 1,504 | 26.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.0% |
| [South Norfolk 007H](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01035147) | 1,035 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 58.1% |
| [South Norfolk 007I](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01035148) | 1,458 | 75.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.3% |
| [South Norfolk 007J](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01035149) | 3,257 | 194.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.5% |

## Your MP

- [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-norfolk): Ben Goldsborough (Labour), MP since July 2024. 84% of the people here.
- [Mid Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-norfolk): George Freeman (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 16% of the people here.
- [Waveney Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/waveney-valley): Adrian Ramsay (Green Party), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in NR18

[Wymondham East & Spooner Row](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/wymondham-east-and-spooner-row), [Wymondham West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk/wymondham-west)

## Postcode sectors in NR18

[NR18 0 (371 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr18-0), [NR18 8 (58 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr18-8), [NR18 9 (280 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr18-9)

## Council

[South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk)

## Towns in NR18

[Wymondham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wymondham)

## Postcode districts next to NR18

[NR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr4), [NR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr9), [NR14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr14), [NR16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr16), [NR17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr17)

## Nearest rail stations

[Wymondham (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.1180,52.5654), [Spooner Row (3.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.0865,52.5350)

## More in the NR postcode area

[All NR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 0% of people in NR18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NR18, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NR18
- Postcode area: [NR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr)
- Constituency: [South Norfolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-norfolk)
- Council: [South Norfolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk)
- Area: 90.37 km²
- People, mid-2024: 22,938*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 72

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr9), [NR16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr16), [NR17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr17), [NR14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr14), [NR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr4)

## Latest updates for NR18

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/NR18

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr18#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr18