NR16 2BF

Harling & Heathlands · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Norwich
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
NR16
Postcode sector
NR16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR16 2RP 51 m
NR16 2RR 79 m
NR16 2RT 99 m
NR16 2RW 106 m
NR16 2SW 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR16 2BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR16
Postcode sector
NR16 2
Latitude
52.437439
Longitude
0.881285
British National Grid easting
595,948
British National Grid northing
286,065

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Parish or community
E04006097
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134338
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 014B · E01026440
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 014 · E02005516

Postcode source versions

Explore NR16

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Back Lane, Bridgham, Norwich, NR16 2BF 23 August 2006 £159,950
4, Back Lane, Bridgham, Norwich, NR16 2BF 31 March 2003 £91,000
4, Back Lane, Bridgham, Norwich, NR16 2BF 10 May 2002 £55,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. East Harling Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other theft 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.0
NR16 2 residents
6,973

Age bands in NR16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,048 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

609 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,446 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,014 residents

Age 65 and over
25.7%

1,773 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR16 2 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

  • E HARLING & KENNINGHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, MARKET ST, EAST HARLING, NORWICH, NR16 2AD

    ODS code D82042

    3.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Harling Road Rail Station

    RLY · Harling Road

    1.6 miles
  • Country Park

    BCT · Knettishall

    3.3 miles
  • Post Box Cottages

    BCT · Knettishall

    3.6 miles
  • Post Box Cottages

    BCT · Knettishall

    3.6 miles
  • Bethany

    BCT · Fen Street

    4.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 014B, 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

18,480 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 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
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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Harling Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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