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NR20 3AF

Dereham Neatherd · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dereham
Ward
Dereham Neatherd
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 3AW 37 m
NR20 3AN 51 m
NR20 3AQ 101 m
NR19 1DA 132 m
NR19 1DF 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 3AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 3
Latitude
52.677989
Longitude
0.948985
British National Grid easting
599,455
British National Grid northing
312,999

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Dereham Neatherd · E05010242
Parish or community
E04006108
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134270
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 005B · E01026426
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 005 · E02005507

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sidings, Norwich Road, Dereham, NR20 3AF 28 June 2021 £330,000
Nursery Bungalow, Norwich Road, Dereham, NR20 3AF 23 March 2015 £263,000
Sidings, Norwich Road, Dereham, NR20 3AF 16 December 2013 £165,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Dereham Neatherd High School

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    549 m

  2. King's Park Infant School, Dereham

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    691 m

  3. Grove House Infant and Nursery School

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    698 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,570
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 630
  • Shoplifting 241
  • Anti social behaviour 165
  • Criminal damage and arson 126
  • Public order 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
NR20 3 residents
7,983

Age bands in NR20 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

1,205 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

702 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,654 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,151 residents

Age 65 and over
27.4%

2,155 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR20 3 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

2

within 5 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    COMMERCIAL ROAD, EAST DEREHAM, DEREHAM, NR19 1AE

    ODS code D82020

    326 m

  • THEATRE ROYAL SURGERY

    27 THEATRE STREET, DEREHAM, NR19 2EN

    ODS code D82050

    784 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

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    0.1 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    0.1 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    9.9 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    9.9 miles

  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    10.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 005B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,473 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Dereham Neatherd High School is the nearest published school at 549 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,570 published events cover 12 months, averaging 130.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 630 events.

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