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NR20 4FU

Lincoln · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dereham
Ward
Lincoln
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 4QA 27 m
NR20 4FR 70 m
NR20 4FQ 72 m
NR20 4FT 87 m
NR20 4FA 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 4FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 4
Latitude
52.715853
Longitude
0.985835
British National Grid easting
601,771
British National Grid northing
317,312

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Lincoln · E05010250
Parish or community
E04006181
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134475
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 001C · E01026461
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 001 · E02005503

Postcode source versions

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Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Dennis Close, Swanton Morley, Dereham, NR20 4FU 24 January 2025 £535,000
4, Dennis Close, Swanton Morley, Dereham, NR20 4FU 16 April 2021 £494,000
4, Dennis Close, Swanton Morley, Dereham, NR20 4FU 8 August 2016 £439,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
2

  1. Swanton Morley VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    587 m

  2. St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley

    Community school

    4.1 km

  3. Bawdeswell Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
74
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Anti social behaviour 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

4 female, 1 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.3
NR20 4 residents
7,241

Age bands in NR20 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

1,028 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

681 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

1,443 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,966 residents

Age 65 and over
28.6%

2,050 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR20 4 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

2

within 5 km

  • THEATRE ROYAL SURGERY

    27 THEATRE STREET, DEREHAM, NR19 2EN

    ODS code D82050

    4.6 km

  • ELMHAM SURGERY

    59 HOLT ROAD, NORTH ELMHAM, EAST DEREHAM, DEREHAM, NR20 5JS

    ODS code D82056

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    3.0 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    3.0 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    11.2 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    11.2 miles

  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    11.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 001C, 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

19,804 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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 £535,000 from 1 recorded sale in NR20 4FU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Breckland is £273,851 in June 2026, up 2.7% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Swanton Morley VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 587 m.

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

Recorded crime

74 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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