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

NR8 6YX 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 6YX 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

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Broadland 006G: 7 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX
- **Norwich, 8.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX
- **No property in NR8 6YX 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=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Broadland 006G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX
- **£313,806 average price**: For the whole of Broadland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR8 6YX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NR8 6YX**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX
- **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=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX
- **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=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX

## 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 | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [Taverham VC CE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taverham-vc-ce-junior-school-e121062) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Drayton CofE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drayton-cofe-junior-school-e131287) | Primary | 940 m (12 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 | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Nightingale Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nightingale-infant-and-nursery-school-e146550) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Taverham High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taverham-high-school-e139487) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Langley Preparatory School At Taverham Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langley-preparatory-school-at-taverham-hall-e121225) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £245,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £376,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2024 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2025 | £354,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MARRIOTT'S MEDICAL PRACTICES (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Drayton Superstore (730 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £313,806** (August 2026). Broadland’s average house price was £313,806 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 120th 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: 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 006G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.7** (2025). Broadland 006G has a deprivation score of 2.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 754th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Broadland 006G was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,525** (2021). Broadland 006G had 1,525 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,162nd 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Broadland 006G, 99.2% 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.

## 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: 52.6792, 1.2090

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), 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=1.2090,52.6792,NR86YX

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