NR21 7AA

Hermitage · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Fakenham
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR21 7NG 104 m
NR21 7NS 111 m
NR21 7NJ 124 m
NR21 7PB 134 m
NR21 7NE 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR21 7AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 7
Latitude
52.800464
Longitude
0.846622
British National Grid easting
591,998
British National Grid northing
326,340

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Hermitage · E05010248
Parish or community
E04006103
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134353
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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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Crown Road, Colkirk, Fakenham, NR21 7AA 18 February 2022 £210,000
Barley House, Crown Road, Colkirk, Fakenham, NR21 7AA 21 February 2020 £243,000
Mead House, Crown Road, Colkirk, Fakenham, NR21 7AA 12 December 2019 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy

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    233 m
  2. Fakenham Infant and Nursery School

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    3.4 km
  3. Fakenham Junior School

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    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Burglary 3
  • Public order 3
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

18 female, 15 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.4
NR21 7 residents
3,710

Age bands in NR21 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

572 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

372 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

800 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,081 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

909 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR21 7 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+
93.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
93.8%
Gigabit-capable
93.8%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • FAKENHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MEDITRINA HOUSE, TRINITY ROAD, FAKENHAM, NR21 8SY

    ODS code D82054

    4.6 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

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    6.7 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

    6.7 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    9.4 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

    10.3 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
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £210,000 from 1 recorded sale in NR21 7AA. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 233 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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