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NR20 4JN

Hermitage · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hermitage
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 4JG 203 m
NR20 4JH 337 m
NR20 4JQ 357 m
NR20 4JB 494 m
NR20 4AP 500 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 4JN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2014
Terminated
1 April 2018
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 4
Latitude
52.745085
Longitude
0.862779
British National Grid easting
593,332
British National Grid northing
320,225

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Hermitage · E05010248
Parish or community
E04006176
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134355
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 002A · E01026442
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 002 · E02005504

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Brisley Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    5.8 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    5.8 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    10.4 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

    10.4 miles

  • Wells-next-the-Sea (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

    14.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 002A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,069 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Brisley Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.417 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.