# NR23 1BB: area report for a postcode in North Norfolk

NR23 1BB 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 NR23 1BB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) › [NR23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr23) › [NR23 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr23-1)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 133% on July. North Norfolk 002B: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB
- **1 of 8 properties in NR23 1BB at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, North Norfolk 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB
- **£286,315 average price**: For the whole of North Norfolk, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at NR23 1BB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB
- **Low road and rail noise at NR23 1BB**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB
- **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=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB
- **4.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alderman Peel High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alderman-peel-high-school-e145089) | Secondary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | Attainment 8 of 39.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wells-next-the-sea-primary-and-nursery-school-e144975) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £485,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2024 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £281,001 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2024 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £401,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £186,480 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2023 | £227,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WELLS HEALTH CENTRE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: DAVID JAGGER LTD (510 m)
- Dental practices: WELLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Wells Next The Sea (930 m, Central England Co-operative)

## 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 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.2** (2025). North Norfolk 002B has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,734th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £387,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Norfolk 002B was £387,500 in 2025. Joint 9,355th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,300** (2021). North Norfolk 002B had 1,300 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,602nd 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: 19.8%** (January 2026). In North Norfolk 002B, 19.8% 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.

## NR23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £441,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR23 was £441,500 in 2025. 459th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,997** (2021). NR23 had 2,997 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 342nd 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NR23 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: 27.5%** (January 2026). In NR23, 27.5% 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: 52.9573, 0.8451

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

## Your MP

- [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-norfolk): Steff Aquarone (Liberal Democrat), 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=0.8451,52.9573,NR231BB

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