# NR20 5LX: area report for a postcode in Breckland

NR20 5LX 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 NR20 5LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) › [NR20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr20) › [NR20 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr20-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Breckland 001E: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX
- **No property in NR20 5LX 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=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Breckland 001E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX
- **£268,905 average price**: For the whole of Breckland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX
- **No gigabit broadband at NR20 5LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX
- **Low road and rail noise at NR20 5LX**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX
- **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=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX
- **5.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Foulsham Primary School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foulsham-primary-school-academy-e144428) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £268,905** (July 2026). Breckland’s average house price was £268,905 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 143rd 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: 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 001E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.5** (2025). Breckland 001E has a deprivation score of 31.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,568th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £445,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Breckland 001E was £445,000 in 2025. Joint 6,580th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,116** (2021). Breckland 001E had 1,116 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,592nd 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: 47.9%** (January 2026). In Breckland 001E, 47.9% 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.

## NR20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR20 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,061** (2021). NR20 had 20,061 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,298th 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: 28%** (2022). About 28% of people in NR20 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: 47.3%** (January 2026). In NR20, 47.3% 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: 52.7907, 0.9933

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), 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=0.9933,52.7907,NR205LX

## How to cite

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