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NR20 5GZ

Upper Wensum · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Upper Wensum
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR20 5LD 323 m
NR20 5NY 802 m
NR20 5LE 822 m
NR20 5LA 887 m
NR20 5LT 942 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 5GZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 5
Latitude
52.772024
Longitude
0.957798
British National Grid easting
599,621
British National Grid northing
323,480

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
E04006093
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134578
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 001F · E01033042
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 001 · E02005503

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    2.5 km

  2. Foulsham Primary School Academy

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELMHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code D82056

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    6.5 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    6.5 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

    9.3 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    9.3 miles

  • Holt (North Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Holt

    11.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 001F, 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

18,663 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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