NR21 7BE

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 7AH 157 m
NR21 7BH 162 m
NR21 7BQ 180 m
NR21 7BN 207 m
NR21 7BG 225 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR21 7BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 7
Latitude
52.802385
Longitude
0.772352
British National Grid easting
586,984
British National Grid northing
326,358

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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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
37, Park Lane, Helhoughton, Fakenham, NR21 7BE 25 June 2021 £315,000
29, Park Lane, Helhoughton, Fakenham, NR21 7BE 15 December 2017 £300,000
Hawthorne Lodge, Park Lane, Helhoughton, Fakenham, NR21 7BE 1 September 2016 £417,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Ortus Education Ltd - West Raynham School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km
  2. Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.8 km
  3. Rudham CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.8 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
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

8 female, 11 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.5% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    7.7 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

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

    PLT · Wells-next-the-Sea

    10.9 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    11.3 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.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ortus Education Ltd - West Raynham School is the nearest published school at 0.8 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.