NR21 7FA

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 7NL 60 m
NR21 7NJ 84 m
NR21 7NN 138 m
NR21 7NW 159 m
NR21 7NQ 204 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR21 7FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 7
Latitude
52.798817
Longitude
0.845179
British National Grid easting
591,908
British National Grid northing
326,153

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

Explore NR21

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Trinity Green, Colkirk, Fakenham, NR21 7FA 30 March 2026 £309,375

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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    229 m
  2. Fakenham Infant and Nursery School

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    3.6 km
  3. Fakenham Junior School

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    3.7 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
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

  • FAKENHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MEDITRINA HOUSE, TRINITY ROAD, FAKENHAM, NR21 8SY

    ODS code D82054

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    6.8 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

    6.8 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    9.3 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

    10.5 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £309,375 from 1 recorded sale in NR21 7FA. 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

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 229 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.