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NR20 5DN

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 5DL 687 m
NR20 5JG 1.1 km
NR20 5LN 1.3 km
NR20 5JD 1.4 km
NR20 5JA 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 5DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 5
Latitude
52.747470
Longitude
0.917307
British National Grid easting
597,001
British National Grid northing
320,638

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
E04006153
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134580
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 001E · E01026483
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 001 · E02005503

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Great Wood Cottage, Brisley Road, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5DN 25 August 2017 £850,000
The Great Wood Cottage, Brisley Road, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5DN 31 October 2012 £1,250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km

  2. Brisley Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.9 km

  3. St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley

    Community school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

2 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
NR20 5 residents
5,085

Age bands in NR20 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

693 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

426 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.8%

842 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

1,582 residents

Age 65 and over
29.4%

1,478 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR20 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
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
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ELMHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code D82056

    1.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    4.9 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    4.9 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    10.4 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

    10.5 miles

  • Holt (North Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Holt

    14.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 001E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,606 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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