NR23
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wells-next-the-Sea, 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 NR23 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NR23, 27.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NR23 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NR23 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NR23 at a rate of 61.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.0 per 1,000 people across NR.
In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NR23.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (87), other crime (40) and anti-social behaviour (22).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NR23 was 53.8 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 NR23, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NR23 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NR23
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Norfolk 002B | 1,300 | 57.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 19.8% |
| North Norfolk 002C | 1,268 | 77.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 27.8% |
MPs for NR23
- Steff AquaroneLiberal DemocratMP for North Norfolk100% of NR23’s postcodes
- James WildConservativeMP for North West Norfolk0.4% of NR23’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 NR231
Postcode sectors in NR231
Council1
Postcode districts next to NR234
More in the NR postcode area2
NR23 in brief
NR23 is a postcode district covering Wells-next-the-Sea, in North Norfolk.
About 2,976 people lived in NR23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £441,500 in 2025 across 60 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NR23 was £441,500 in 2025.
NR23 had 2,997 usual residents at the census.
In NR23, 27.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NR23, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.