NR21 7DT

The Raynhams · North Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Norfolk
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR21 7ED 94 m
NR21 7EB 367 m
NR21 7DL 759 m
NR21 7EA 910 m
NR21 7DW 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR21 7DT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 7
Latitude
52.817184
Longitude
0.809153
British National Grid easting
589,400
British National Grid northing
328,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Norfolk · E07000147
Parish or community
E04006407
Westminster constituency
Broadland and Fakenham · E14001136
Output area
E00136167
Lower layer super output area
North Norfolk 009A · E01026780
Middle layer super output area
North Norfolk 009 · E02005578

Postcode source versions

Explore NR21

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

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  2. Fakenham Junior School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km
  3. Duke of Lancaster School

    Free schools special

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • FAKENHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MEDITRINA HOUSE, TRINITY ROAD, FAKENHAM, NR21 8SY

    ODS code D82054

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    6.1 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

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

    PLT · Wells-next-the-Sea

    9.4 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    11.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

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 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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