NR17 2NA

Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Attleborough
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
NR17
Postcode sector
NR17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR17 2EW 81 m
NR17 2AN 116 m
NR17 2NB 127 m
NR17 2HR 150 m
NR17 2AX 184 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR17 2NA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR17
Postcode sector
NR17 2
Latitude
52.518521
Longitude
1.023262
British National Grid easting
605,219
British National Grid northing
295,475

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Parish or community
E04013160
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00169884
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 013C · E01026448
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 013 · E02005515

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26a, Besthorpe Road, Attleborough, NR17 2NA 7 October 2024 £370,000
26, Besthorpe Road, Attleborough, NR17 2NA 29 August 2013 £291,500
22a, Besthorpe Road, Attleborough, NR17 2NA 23 November 2012 £160,000

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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    86 m
  2. Attleborough Academy

    Academy converter

    323 m
  3. Rosecroft Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
465
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 214
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Public order 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Other theft 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR17 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ATTLEBOROUGH SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, ATTLEBOROUGH, NR17 2AS

    ODS code D82034

    441 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Attleborough Rail Station

    RLY · Attleborough

    0.3 miles
  • Spooner Row Rail Station

    RLY · Spooner Row

    2.9 miles
  • Eccles Road Rail Station

    RLY · Eccles Road

    4.0 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    4.9 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    4.9 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.

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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £370,000 from 1 recorded sale in NR17 2NA. 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

Published establishments

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. Attleborough Primary School is the nearest published school at 86 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

465 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 214 events.

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