NR20 4PL

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 4GR 15 m
NR20 4PJ 232 m
NR20 4PN 236 m
NR20 4PF 293 m
NR20 4PD 328 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 4PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2022
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 4
Latitude
52.721038
Longitude
0.982042
British National Grid easting
601,491
British National Grid northing
317,878

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

Explore NR20

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Primrose Hill, Swanton Morley, Dereham, NR20 4PL 10 August 2021 £389,460

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Swanton Morley VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    808 m
  2. St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley

    Community school

    3.9 km
  3. Bawdeswell Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 4

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELMHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code D82056

    4.4 km

  • THEATRE ROYAL SURGERY

    27 THEATRE STREET, DEREHAM, NR19 2EN

    ODS code D82050

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    3.3 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    3.3 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    11.6 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    11.6 miles
  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    12.2 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £389,460 from 1 recorded sale in NR20 4PL. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Swanton Morley VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 808 m.

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

Recorded crime

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 37 events.

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