NR20 5DS

Hermitage · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 5DT 199 m
NR20 5DU 356 m
NR20 5EA 360 m
NR20 5EB 621 m
NR20 5DX 667 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 5DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 5
Latitude
52.767575
Longitude
0.868746
British National Grid easting
593,635
British National Grid northing
322,742

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Hermitage · E05010248
Parish or community
E04006131
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134354
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 002A · E01026442
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 002 · E02005504

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Travellers Cottage, Brisley Road, Horningtoft, Dereham, NR20 5DS 4 October 2024 £375,000
Beechcroft, Brisley Road, Horningtoft, Dereham, NR20 5DS 5 March 2021 £375,000
Long Barn, Brisley Road, Horningtoft, Dereham, NR20 5DS 27 November 2017 £435,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Brisley Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  2. Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

13 female, 20 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
3.7
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 0.6% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    7.0 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    7.0 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    8.9 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

    12.6 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.

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
3
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £375,000 from 1 recorded sale in NR20 5DS. 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

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Brisley Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 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.