NR28
Postcode districtPostcode district covering North Walsham, 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 NR28 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NR28, 67.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NR28 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NR28 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NR28 at a rate of 56.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.0 per 1,000 people across NR.
In August 2026 alone, 78 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NR28.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (471), other crime (201) and anti-social behaviour (146).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NR28 was 47.4 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 NR28, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NR28 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NR28
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Norfolk 007A | 2,379 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 31.4% |
| North Norfolk 012D | 1,160 | 25.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 79.6% |
| North Norfolk 012E | 1,192 | 18.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 31.4% |
| North Norfolk 015A | 1,463 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.4% |
| North Norfolk 015B | 1,267 | 117.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 61.5% |
| North Norfolk 015C | 1,354 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.5% |
| North Norfolk 015D | 1,552 | 114.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.9% |
| North Norfolk 015E | 1,180 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 74.5% |
| North Norfolk 016A | 1,529 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.9% |
| North Norfolk 016B | 1,316 | 43.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 56.9% |
| North Norfolk 016C | 1,424 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 83.8% |
| North Norfolk 016D | 1,922 | 111.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.6% |
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 NR282
Postcode sectors in NR283
Council1
Towns in NR281
Postcode districts next to NR283
Nearest rail stations2
More in the NR postcode area2
NR28 in brief
NR28 is a postcode district covering North Walsham, in North Norfolk.
About 18,129 people lived in NR28 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £277,000 in 2025 across 230 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 56.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NR28 was £277,000 in 2025.
NR28 had 17,923 usual residents at the census.
In NR28, 67.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NR28, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.