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NR20 3LQ

Wicklewood · South Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dereham
Ward
Wicklewood
Local authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 3SL 264 m
NR20 3LH 499 m
NR20 3LG 566 m
NR20 3LN 820 m
NR20 3FH 926 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 3LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 3
Latitude
52.650005
Longitude
1.057067
British National Grid easting
606,892
British National Grid northing
310,192

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Norfolk · E07000149
Electoral ward
Wicklewood · E05011891
Parish or community
E04006588
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00137066
Lower layer super output area
South Norfolk 004C · E01026947
Middle layer super output area
South Norfolk 004 · E02005600

Postcode source versions

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Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Squirrels, Church Lane, Welborne, Dereham, NR20 3LQ 11 January 2022 £660,000
Squirrels, Church Lane, Welborne, Dereham, NR20 3LQ 15 March 2012 £350,000
Little Rectory Cottage, Rectory Drive, Welborne, Dereham, NR20 3LQ 19 September 2006 £189,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Mattishall Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

  2. Hockering Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

  3. Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

32 female, 10 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
14.0
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 0.5% 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+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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 straight-line

  • MATTISHALL AND LENWADE SURGERIES

    15 DEREHAM ROAD, MATTISHALL, DEREHAM, NR20 3QA

    ODS code D82039

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    5.0 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    5.0 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    5.9 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    5.9 miles

  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    6.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Norfolk 004C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,560 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £660,000 from 1 recorded sale in NR20 3LQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Norfolk is £312,124 in June 2026, up 2.0% year on year.

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Mattishall Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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