NR12 7NP

Buxton · Broadland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Buxton
Local authority
Broadland
Postcode district
NR12
Postcode sector
NR12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR10 3BS 207 m
NR12 7NR 366 m
NR10 3BP 413 m
NR10 3BL 582 m
NR12 7NS 971 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR12 7NP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR12
Postcode sector
NR12 7
Latitude
52.727440
Longitude
1.317096
British National Grid easting
624,080
British National Grid northing
319,580

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broadland · E07000144
Electoral ward
Buxton · E05005762
Parish or community
E04006220
Westminster constituency
Broadland and Fakenham · E14001136
Output area
E00134738
Lower layer super output area
Broadland 003B · E01026515
Middle layer super output area
Broadland 003 · E02005522

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Hainford VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km
  2. Frettenham Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  3. Coltishall Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
NR12 7 residents
3,581

Age bands in NR12 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

533 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

312 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

715 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,068 residents

Age 65 and over
28.1%

1,029 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR12 7 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

  • COLTISHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 ST. JOHNS CLOSE, COLTISHALL, NORWICH, NR12 7HA

    ODS code D82062

    3.1 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

  • Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station

    RLY · Hoveton

    3.9 miles
  • Wroxham (Bure Valley Railway)

    PLT · Hoveton

    3.9 miles
  • Wroxham (Bure Valley Railway)

    MET · Hoveton

    3.9 miles
  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    4.3 miles
  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    4.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broadland 003B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,372 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
0
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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hainford VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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