NR12 0XP

Hickling · North Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk
Postcode district
NR12
Postcode sector
NR12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR12 0XN 22 m
NR12 0XR 52 m
NR12 0YA 101 m
NR12 0AD 103 m
NR12 0XS 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR12 0XP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR12
Postcode sector
NR12 0
Latitude
52.755744
Longitude
1.569967
British National Grid easting
640,993
British National Grid northing
323,544

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Norfolk · E07000147
Electoral ward
Hickling · E05011842
Parish or community
E04006426
Westminster constituency
North Norfolk · E14001396
Output area
E00136197
Lower layer super output area
North Norfolk 014E · E01026785
Middle layer super output area
North Norfolk 014 · E02005583

Postcode source versions

Explore NR12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Hickling CofE Infants Academy

    Academy converter

    286 m
  2. Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  3. Stalham Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 5
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other crime 1
  • Bicycle theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

0 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.0
NR12 0 residents
4,592

Age bands in NR12 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.6%

406 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.7%

281 residents

Age 25 to 44
12.6%

531 residents

Age 45 to 64
35.5%

1,497 residents

Age 65 and over
35.6%

1,498 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR12 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • STALHAM STAITHE SURGERY

    LOWER STAITHE ROAD, STALHAM, NORWICH, NR12 9BU

    ODS code D82009

    3.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Worstead Rail Station

    RLY · Worstead

    7.1 miles
  • Wroxham (Bure Valley Railway)

    PLT · Hoveton

    7.3 miles
  • Wroxham (Bure Valley Railway)

    MET · Hoveton

    7.3 miles
  • Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station

    RLY · Hoveton

    7.3 miles
  • Acle Rail Station

    RLY · Acle

    8.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Norfolk 014E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,738 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hickling CofE Infants Academy is the nearest published school at 286 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 5 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.