NR21 7BB

The Raynhams · North Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Fakenham
Local authority
North Norfolk
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR21 7BT 299 m
NR21 7BA 451 m
NR21 7DR 615 m
NR21 7BW 754 m
NR21 7BX 780 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR21 7BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 7
Latitude
52.810746
Longitude
0.768179
British National Grid easting
586,667
British National Grid northing
327,277

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Norfolk · E07000147
Parish or community
E04006423
Westminster constituency
Broadland and Fakenham · E14001136
Output area
E00136168
Lower layer super output area
North Norfolk 009A · E01026780
Middle layer super output area
North Norfolk 009 · E02005578

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Charnwood Farm, The Common, Helhoughton, Fakenham, NR21 7BB 4 April 2025 £295,000
Charnwood Farm, The Common, Helhoughton, Fakenham, NR21 7BB 29 April 2021 £325,335
Station House, 74, The Common, Helhoughton, Fakenham, NR21 7BB 1 October 2018 £340,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Ortus Education Ltd - West Raynham School

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km
  2. Rudham CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
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 0.1% 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+
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

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    7.3 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

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

    PLT · Wells-next-the-Sea

    10.4 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    11.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Norfolk 009A, 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

12,152 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 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 £295,000 from 1 recorded sale in NR21 7BB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Norfolk is £300,273 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ortus Education Ltd - West Raynham School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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