NR20 4FX

Upper Wensum · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 4QW 70 m
NR20 4QL 135 m
NR20 4QS 225 m
NR20 4QP 293 m
NR20 4SS 392 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 4FX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 4
Latitude
52.755899
Longitude
1.017774
British National Grid easting
603,741
British National Grid northing
321,855

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Parish or community
E04006112
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134324
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 001A · E01026436
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 001 · E02005503

Postcode source versions

Explore NR20

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Parfitt Close, Foxley, Dereham, NR20 4FX 20 May 2026 £285,000
4, Parfitt Close, Foxley, Dereham, NR20 4FX 2 April 2026 £313,000
8, Parfitt Close, Foxley, Dereham, NR20 4FX 4 August 2023 £257,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Bawdeswell Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  2. Foulsham Primary School Academy

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
40
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 25
  • Public order 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
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.

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    6.1 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    6.1 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    11.5 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

    11.5 miles
  • Holt (North Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Holt

    11.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 001A, 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

15,130 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 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 £275,000 from 5 recorded sales in NR20 4FX. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bawdeswell Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

40 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 25 events.

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