NR21
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Fakenham, in North 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 NR21 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NR21, 57.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NR21 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NR21 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NR21 at a rate of 61.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.0 per 1,000 people across NR.
In August 2026 alone, 116 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NR21.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (434), other crime (174) and anti-social behaviour (173).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NR21 was 47.5 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 NR21, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NR21 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NR21
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Norfolk 002D | 1,351 | 35.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 26.1% |
| North Norfolk 008C | 1,237 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 15.4% |
| North Norfolk 009A | 2,734 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 46.1% |
| North Norfolk 009B | 2,113 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 47.0% |
| North Norfolk 009C | 1,073 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 20.3% |
| North Norfolk 011A | 1,852 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 64.6% |
| North Norfolk 011B | 1,717 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 73.0% |
| North Norfolk 011C | 1,326 | 226.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.6% |
| North Norfolk 011D | 1,486 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 77.1% |
| North Norfolk 011E | 1,633 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.0% |
MPs for NR21
- Jerome MayhewConservativeMP for Broadland and Fakenham79% of NR21’s postcodes
- Steff AquaroneLiberal DemocratMP for North Norfolk10% of NR21’s postcodes
- James WildConservativeMP for North West Norfolk7.0% of NR21’s postcodes
- George FreemanConservativeMP for Mid Norfolk4.2% of NR21’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 NR212
Postcode sectors in NR215
Council1
Towns in NR211
Postcode districts next to NR217
More in the NR postcode area2
NR21 in brief
NR21 is a postcode district covering Fakenham, in North Norfolk.
About 17,030 people lived in NR21 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £270,000 in 2025 across 228 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NR21 was £270,000 in 2025.
NR21 had 16,852 usual residents at the census.
In NR21, 57.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NR21, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.