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NR17 2FS

Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
NR17
Postcode sector
NR17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR17 2FW 82 m
NR17 2FX 82 m
NR17 2FR 88 m
NR17 2FT 94 m
NR17 2FY 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR17 2FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR17
Postcode sector
NR17 2
Latitude
52.525887
Longitude
1.031317
British National Grid easting
605,731
British National Grid northing
296,317

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe · E05010241
Parish or community
E04013160
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134402
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 013C · E01026448
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 013 · E02005515

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
3

  1. Attleborough Primary School

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    986 m

  2. Attleborough Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Wymondham College

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
227
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 102
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Public order 22
  • Other theft 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NR17 2 residents
8,990

Age bands in NR17 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

1,328 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

868 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

2,016 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,402 residents

Age 65 and over
26.3%

2,359 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ATTLEBOROUGH SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, ATTLEBOROUGH, NR17 2AS

    ODS code D82034

    1.4 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

  • Attleborough Rail Station

    RLY · Attleborough

    0.9 miles

  • Spooner Row Rail Station

    RLY · Spooner Row

    2.4 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    4.3 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    4.3 miles

  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    4.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 013C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,649 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. Attleborough Primary School is the nearest published school at 986 m.

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

Recorded crime

227 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 102 events.

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