NR16 2FN

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 2FP 90 m
NR16 2GB 123 m
NR16 2GF 187 m
NR16 2GE 212 m
NR16 2GG 221 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR16 2FN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR16
Postcode sector
NR16 2
Latitude
52.439425
Longitude
0.942322
British National Grid easting
600,087
British National Grid northing
286,453

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Parish or community
E04006125
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134345
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 014A · E01026439
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 014 · E02005516

Postcode source versions

Explore NR16

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Squirrel Lane, East Harling, Norwich, NR16 2FN 14 February 2025 £650,000
12, Squirrel Lane, East Harling, Norwich, NR16 2FN 19 December 2024 £432,500
2, Squirrel Lane, East Harling, Norwich, NR16 2FN 10 December 2024 £440,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. East Harling Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    388 m
  2. Aurora Eccles School

    Other independent special school

    3.2 km
  3. Aurora White House School

    Other independent special school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
71
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Other theft 5
  • Public order 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    684 m

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

  • Harling Road Rail Station

    RLY · Harling Road

    1.7 miles
  • Eccles Road Rail Station

    RLY · Eccles Road

    2.5 miles
  • Post Box Cottages

    BCT · Knettishall

    4.1 miles
  • Post Box Cottages

    BCT · Knettishall

    4.1 miles
  • Chapel

    BCT · Hopton

    4.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 014A, 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

20,539 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £436,250 from 14 recorded sales in NR16 2FN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Breckland is £273,851 in June 2026, up 2.7% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Harling Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 388 m.

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

Recorded crime

71 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 35 events.

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