NR20 3TR

Dereham Neatherd · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 3TG 108 m
NR20 3TL 184 m
NR20 3GG 208 m
NR19 1WB 249 m
NR19 1HD 253 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 3TR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 3
Latitude
52.673302
Longitude
0.951939
British National Grid easting
599,676
British National Grid northing
312,486

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Parish or community
E04006108
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134263
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 005C · E01026427
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 005 · E02005507

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Dereham Neatherd High School

    Academy converter

    801 m
  2. Grove House Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    892 m
  3. Dereham Church of England Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,487
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 585
  • Shoplifting 241
  • Anti social behaviour 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Public order 112

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    COMMERCIAL ROAD, EAST DEREHAM, DEREHAM, NR19 1AE

    ODS code D82020

    766 m

  • THEATRE ROYAL SURGERY

    27 THEATRE STREET, DEREHAM, NR19 2EN

    ODS code D82050

    1.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    0.4 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    0.4 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    9.6 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    9.6 miles
  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    10.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 005C, 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

17,586 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
4
Low risk addresses
2
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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Dereham Neatherd High School is the nearest published school at 801 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,487 published events cover 12 months, averaging 123.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 585 events.

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