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NR16 1FA

Bunwell · South Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bunwell
Local authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Postcode district
NR16
Postcode sector
NR16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR16 1TA 326 m
NR16 1TB 352 m
NR16 1SZ 440 m
NR15 2JT 525 m
NR15 2JN 579 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR16 1FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR16
Postcode sector
NR16 1
Latitude
52.478295
Longitude
1.166130
British National Grid easting
615,106
British National Grid northing
291,418

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Norfolk · E07000149
Electoral ward
Bunwell · E05011869
Parish or community
E04006511
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00136706
Lower layer super output area
South Norfolk 011A · E01026877
Middle layer super output area
South Norfolk 011 · E02005607

Postcode source versions

Explore NR16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. Aslacton Primary School

    Academy converter

    812 m

  2. Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

  3. Bunwell Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
NR16 1 residents
5,764

Age bands in NR16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

830 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

513 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

1,046 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.2%

1,847 residents

Age 65 and over
26.1%

1,498 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR16 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • LONG STRATTON MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    SWAN LANE SURGERY, SWAN LANE, LONG STRATTON, THARSTON, NORWICH, NR15 2UY

    ODS code D82037

    4.5 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

  • Spooner Row Rail Station

    RLY · Spooner Row

    5.2 miles

  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    6.4 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    6.9 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    6.9 miles

  • Diss Rail Station

    RLY · Diss

    7.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Norfolk 011A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,717 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
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 1 secondary schools. Aslacton Primary School is the nearest published school at 812 m.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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