NR21 8LP

Lancaster South · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR21 8PW 84 m
NR21 8PR 111 m
NR21 8NS 115 m
NR21 8NR 141 m
NR21 8PT 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR21 8LP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 8
Latitude
52.829026
Longitude
0.872646
British National Grid easting
593,625
British National Grid northing
329,586

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Norfolk · E07000147
Parish or community
E04006412
Westminster constituency
Broadland and Fakenham · E14001136
Output area
E00135989
Lower layer super output area
North Norfolk 011D · E01026748
Middle layer super output area
North Norfolk 011 · E02005580

Postcode source versions

Explore NR21

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
49, Barbers Lane, Fakenham, NR21 8LP 20 November 2015 £155,000
The Laurels, 55a, Barbers Lane, Fakenham, NR21 8LP 11 August 2014 £225,000
47, Barbers Lane, Fakenham, NR21 8LP 24 June 2005 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Fakenham Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    932 m
  2. Fakenham Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. Duke of Lancaster School

    Free schools special

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
360
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 169
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Shoplifting 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Public order 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

7 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.3
NR21 8 residents
5,468

Age bands in NR21 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

842 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

468 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

1,165 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

1,336 residents

Age 65 and over
30.8%

1,695 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR21 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • FAKENHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MEDITRINA HOUSE, TRINITY ROAD, FAKENHAM, NR21 8SY

    ODS code D82054

    1.2 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

    4.6 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

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

    PLT · Wells-next-the-Sea

    8.3 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    10.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Norfolk 011D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,601 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Fakenham Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 932 m.

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

Recorded crime

360 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 169 events.

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