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NR20 5JE

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 5JD 116 m
NR20 5HU 139 m
NR20 5JB 243 m
NR20 5JA 299 m
NR20 5AB 305 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR20 5JE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR20
Postcode sector
NR20 5
Latitude
52.745719
Longitude
0.937922
British National Grid easting
598,400
British National Grid northing
320,500

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

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    739 m

  2. St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley

    Community school

    3.1 km

  3. Brisley Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
60
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 28
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Burglary 4
  • Other theft 3

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

    810 m

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    4.6 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    4.6 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    10.8 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

    10.8 miles

  • Holt (North Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Holt

    13.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery is the nearest published school at 739 m.

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

Recorded crime

60 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 28 events.

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