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NR21 7EN

The Raynhams · North Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
The Raynhams
Local authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR21 7EP 20 m
NR21 7ES 383 m
NR21 7ER 385 m
NR21 7EL 655 m
NR21 7EF 670 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR21 7EN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2006
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 7
Latitude
52.796390
Longitude
0.790263
British National Grid easting
588,217
British National Grid northing
325,738

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Norfolk · E07000147
Electoral ward
The Raynhams · E05011861
Parish or community
E04006460
Westminster constituency
Broadland and Fakenham · E14001136
Output area
E00136172
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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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

    980 m

  2. Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Public order 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.

Nearby transport

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    7.7 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

    7.7 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    10.5 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    10.5 miles

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

    11.0 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

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 980 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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