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NR20 4TL

Upper Wensum · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 4SN 47 m
NR20 4RT 52 m
NR20 4UP 73 m
NR20 4TQ 100 m
NR20 4SH 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 4TL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 4
Latitude
52.746167
Longitude
1.029476
British National Grid easting
604,576
British National Grid northing
320,806

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
E04006087
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134322
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 001A · E01026436
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
Brambles, Black Horse Meadow, Bawdeswell, Dereham, NR20 4TL 8 July 2026 £512,500
Barley Corn House, Black Horse Meadow, Bawdeswell, Dereham, NR20 4TL 16 March 2021 £420,001
Brambles, Black Horse Meadow, Bawdeswell, Dereham, NR20 4TL 16 December 2015 £367,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Bawdeswell Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    409 m

  2. Lyng Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

  3. Foulsham Primary School Academy

    Academy converter

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Other theft 5
  • Public order 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Other crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
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+
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

    5.8 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    5.8 miles

  • Holt (North Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Holt

    12.0 miles

  • Holt (North Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Holt

    12.0 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    12.3 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 £512,500 from 1 recorded sale in NR20 4TL. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bawdeswell Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 409 m.

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

Recorded crime

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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