# NR8 6QB: area report for a postcode in Broadland

NR8 6QB is a postcode in Broadland.

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 Broadland. Open the map at NR8 6QB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) › [NR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr8) › [NR8 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr8-6)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Broadland 006A: 15 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB
- **Norwich, 8.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB
- **No property in NR8 6QB 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=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Broadland 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB
- **£313,407 average price**: For the whole of Broadland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR8 6QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NR8 6QB**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB
- **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=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB
- **7.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ghost-hill-infant-and-nursery-school-e145629) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [Drayton CofE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drayton-cofe-junior-school-e131287) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Drayton Community Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drayton-community-infant-school-e145301) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Taverham VC CE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taverham-vc-ce-junior-school-e121062) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nightingale Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nightingale-infant-and-nursery-school-e146550) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Taverham High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taverham-high-school-e139487) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £705,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £376,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2024 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £245,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2024 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: DRAYTON PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: DRAYTON DENTAL SURGERY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Drayton Superstore (590 m, Tesco); EG - OTM - Drayton (900 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £313,407** (July 2026). Broadland’s average house price was £313,407 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,195** (2025). Full-time workers living in Broadland earned a median of £38,195 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 166th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Broadland costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd 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: 12.2** (2025). Broadland has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 49th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Broadland 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.4** (2025). Broadland 006A has a deprivation score of 3.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,329th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £317,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Broadland 006A was £317,500 in 2025. Joint 14,145th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,198** (2021). Broadland 006A had 1,198 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,552nd 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Broadland 006A, 99.1% 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.

## NR8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR8 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,654** (2021). NR8 had 22,654 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,305th most 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 NR8 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: 91.6%** (January 2026). In NR8, 91.6% 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: [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland)
- Centre: 52.6799, 1.2116

Council: [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Broadland and Fakenham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/broadland-and-fakenham): Jerome Mayhew (Conservative), 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=1.2116,52.6799,NR86QB

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