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NR20 3BB

Dereham Neatherd · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 3FB 76 m
NR20 3BU 95 m
NR20 3SQ 109 m
NR20 3SU 132 m
NR20 3SA 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 3BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 3
Latitude
52.678831
Longitude
0.968203
British National Grid easting
600,750
British National Grid northing
313,146

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
E00169895
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 003C · E01026430
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 003 · E02005505

Postcode source versions

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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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    806 m

  2. King's Park Infant School, Dereham

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. Grove House Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
427
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 158
  • Shoplifting 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Other theft 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
121

84 female, 37 male

Postcode households
50
Residents per household
2.4
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 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR20 3 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

3

within 5 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    COMMERCIAL ROAD, EAST DEREHAM, DEREHAM, NR19 1AE

    ODS code D82020

    1.6 km

  • THEATRE ROYAL SURGERY

    27 THEATRE STREET, DEREHAM, NR19 2EN

    ODS code D82050

    1.8 km

  • MATTISHALL AND LENWADE SURGERIES

    15 DEREHAM ROAD, MATTISHALL, DEREHAM, NR20 3QA

    ODS code D82039

    4.9 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

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    0.9 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    0.9 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    9.4 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    9.4 miles

  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    10.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 003C, 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

23,183 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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
8
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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Dereham Neatherd High School is the nearest published school at 806 m.

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

Recorded crime

427 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 158 events.

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