# NR26 8NX: area report for a postcode in North Norfolk

NR26 8NX 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 NR26 8NX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) › [NR26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr26) › [NR26 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr26-8)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. North Norfolk 001D: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX
- **Sheringham, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX
- **No property in NR26 8NX 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=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, North Norfolk 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX
- **£292,563 average price**: For the whole of North Norfolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR26 8NX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX
- **Low road and rail noise at NR26 8NX**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX
- **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=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX
- **5.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sheringham Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sheringham-community-primary-school-e120851) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sheringham Woodfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sheringham-woodfields-school-e121258) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |
| [Sheringham High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sheringham-high-school-e137621) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Andrew's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-school-e121252) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Beeston Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beeston-hall-school-e121231) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £312,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £267,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2026 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2026 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £405,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £292,563** (July 2026). North Norfolk’s average house price was £292,563 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.5×** (2025). A home in North Norfolk costs 8.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 105th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.1** (2025). North Norfolk 001D has a deprivation score of 16.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,570th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £333,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Norfolk 001D was £333,500 in 2025. Joint 12,861st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,058** (2021). North Norfolk 001D had 2,058 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,433rd 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In North Norfolk 001D, 94.1% 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.

## NR26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £303,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR26 was £303,500 in 2025. 1,058th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 8,079** (2021). NR26 had 8,079 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 620th 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 NR26 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: 87.2%** (January 2026). In NR26, 87.2% 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: 52.9318, 1.2071

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), July 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=1.2071,52.9318,NR268NX

## How to cite

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