# NR21

Postcode district covering Fakenham, in North Norfolk.

NR21 is a postcode district covering Fakenham, in North Norfolk. Median sale price £270,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 61.8 per 1,000 people. About 17,030 people.

Postcode district. Code NR21. 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 NR21 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NR21) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 5% of people in NR21 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=NR21) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 228 homes were sold in NR21 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NR21) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NR21.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NR21) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NR21 had 16,852 usual residents at the census.

## How NR21 compares

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

| Measure | NR21 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £270,000 | joint 9th cheapest | 35 postcode districts, NR · 2025 |
| Population | 16,852 | 10th least populated | 35 postcode districts, NR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 5% | 7th most people in radon Affected Areas | 35 postcode districts, NR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 57.1% | 8th lowest | 35 postcode districts, NR · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the NR postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in NR21

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Norfolk 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026765) | 1,351 | 35.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 26.1% |
| [North Norfolk 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026788) | 1,237 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 15.4% |
| [North Norfolk 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026780) | 2,734 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 46.1% |
| [North Norfolk 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026782) | 2,113 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 47.0% |
| [North Norfolk 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026787) | 1,073 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 20.3% |
| [North Norfolk 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026745) | 1,852 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 64.6% |
| [North Norfolk 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026746) | 1,717 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 73.0% |
| [North Norfolk 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026747) | 1,326 | 226.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.6% |
| [North Norfolk 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026748) | 1,486 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 77.1% |
| [North Norfolk 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/neighbourhood/e01026749) | 1,633 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.0% |

## Your MP

- [Broadland and Fakenham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/broadland-and-fakenham): Jerome Mayhew (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 79% of the people here.
- [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-norfolk): Steff Aquarone (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 10% of the people here.
- [North West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-norfolk): James Wild (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 7.0% of the people here.
- [Mid Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-norfolk): George Freeman (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 4.2% 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 NR21

[Fakenham](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/fakenham), [Walsingham & Raynham](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk/walsingham-and-raynham)

## Postcode sectors in NR21

[NR21 0 (211 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21-0), [NR21 1 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21-1), [NR21 7 (194 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21-7), [NR21 8 (190 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21-8), [NR21 9 (206 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21-9)

## Council

[North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk)

## Towns in NR21

[Fakenham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fakenham)

## Postcode districts next to NR21

[NR20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr20), [NR22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr22), [NR23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr23), [NR24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr24), [NR25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr25), [PE31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe31), [PE32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe32)

## 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)

## 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.
About 5% of people in NR21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NR21, 57.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NR21
- Postcode area: [NR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr)
- Constituency: [Broadland and Fakenham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/broadland-and-fakenham)
- Council: [North Norfolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk)
- Area: 235 km²
- People, mid-2024: 17,030*
- Neighbourhoods: 10
- Output areas: 59

* 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

[PE31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe31), [NR20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr20), [NR22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr22), [NR24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr24), [NR25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr25), [PE32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe32)

## Latest updates for NR21

- 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/NR21

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr21#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/nr21