# NR21 9ES: area report for a postcode in North Norfolk

NR21 9ES is a postcode in North Norfolk.

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 North Norfolk. Open the map at NR21 9ES for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) › [NR21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21) › [NR21 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21-9)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. North Norfolk 009B: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES
- **No property in NR21 9ES 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=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, North Norfolk 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES
- **£286,315 average price**: For the whole of North Norfolk, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES
- **16.7% can get gigabit broadband at NR21 9ES**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NR21 9ES**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES
- **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=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES
- **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=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Duke of Lancaster School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/duke-of-lancaster-school-e148859) | Special | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Fakenham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fakenham-academy-e139572) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fakenham Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fakenham-junior-school-e146711) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fakenham Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fakenham-infant-and-nursery-school-e146684) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sculthorpe-church-of-england-primary-academy-e141918) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £452,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £665,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2023 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £227,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2024 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2025 | £194,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (830 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Little Waitrose Shell Fakenham (500 m, Waitrose); Tesco Fakenham Superstore (600 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Fakenham Bridge Street (870 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £286,315** (August 2026). North Norfolk’s average house price was £286,315 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,362** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Norfolk earned a median of £34,362 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 39th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in North Norfolk costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th 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: 21.1** (2025). North Norfolk has a deprivation score of 21.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 121st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Norfolk 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.0** (2025). North Norfolk 009B has a deprivation score of 24.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,736th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £307,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Norfolk 009B was £307,500 in 2025. Joint 14,940th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,113** (2021). North Norfolk 009B had 2,113 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,771st most 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: 47.0%** (January 2026). In North Norfolk 009B, 47.0% 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.

## NR21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR21 was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,852** (2021). NR21 had 16,852 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,107th 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: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in NR21 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: 57.1%** (January 2026). In NR21, 57.1% 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: [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk)
- Centre: 52.8346, 0.8384

Council: [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Broadland and Fakenham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/broadland-and-fakenham): Jerome Mayhew (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=0.8384,52.8346,NR219ES

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