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NR20 3YJ

Upper Wensum · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Upper Wensum
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 3UD 6 m
NR20 3DT 846 m
NR20 3DA 933 m
NR20 3HD 1.1 km
NR20 3HA 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 3YJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2003
Terminated
1 October 2005
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 3
Latitude
52.695868
Longitude
1.006911
British National Grid easting
603,287
British National Grid northing
315,149

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Upper Wensum · E05010262
Parish or community
E04006156
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134576
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 006A · E01026479
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 006 · E02005508

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
2

  1. Swanton Morley VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km

  2. Dereham Neatherd High School

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

  3. Lyng Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Public order 1

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MATTISHALL AND LENWADE SURGERIES

    15 DEREHAM ROAD, MATTISHALL, DEREHAM, NR20 3QA

    ODS code D82039

    4.5 km

  • THEATRE ROYAL SURGERY

    27 THEATRE STREET, DEREHAM, NR19 2EN

    ODS code D82050

    4.6 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    COMMERCIAL ROAD, EAST DEREHAM, DEREHAM, NR19 1AE

    ODS code D82020

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    2.8 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    2.8 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 006A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,459 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Swanton Morley VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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