NR26
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Sheringham and Beeston Regis, 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 NR26 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NR26, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NR26 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NR26 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NR26 at a rate of 52.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.0 per 1,000 people across NR.
In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NR26.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (205), other crime (62) and anti-social behaviour (59).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NR26 was 45.8 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 NR26, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NR26 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NR26
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Norfolk 001A | 1,752 | 119.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.2% |
| North Norfolk 001B | 1,506 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 79.6% |
| North Norfolk 001C | 1,771 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.9% |
| North Norfolk 001D | 2,058 | 29.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.1% |
| North Norfolk 006E | 2,257 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 39.6% |
Your MP
- Steff AquaroneLiberal DemocratMP for North Norfolk
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 NR261
Postcode sectors in NR262
Council1
Postcode districts next to NR263
Nearest rail stations2
More in the NR postcode area2
NR26 in brief
NR26 is a postcode district covering Sheringham and Beeston Regis, in North Norfolk.
About 7,856 people lived in NR26 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £303,500 in 2025 across 160 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NR26 was £303,500 in 2025.
NR26 had 8,079 usual residents at the census.
In NR26, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NR26, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.