NR21 9JB

Bircham with Rudhams · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Fakenham
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR21 9JA 1.0 km
NR22 6EP 1.1 km
NR21 9NY 1.4 km
NR21 9PA 1.4 km
NR21 9HY 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR21 9JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR21
Postcode sector
NR21 9
Latitude
52.876656
Longitude
0.793645
British National Grid easting
588,098
British National Grid northing
334,673

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Parish or community
E04006351
Westminster constituency
North West Norfolk · E14001405
Output area
E00135678
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 002 · E02005552

Postcode source versions

Explore NR21

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Creeks, The Common, South Creake, Fakenham, NR21 9JB 1 November 2022 £220,000
Creake Business Park, Unit 3a, The Common, South Creake, Fakenham, NR21 9JB 17 June 2022 £248,000
Creake Business Park, Unit 1, The Common, South Creake, Fakenham, NR21 9JB 29 September 2017 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.7 km
  2. Blenheim Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

24 female, 30 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
4.5
NR21 9 residents
4,087

Age bands in NR21 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

556 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

343 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

855 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,128 residents

Age 65 and over
29.1%

1,184 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR21 9 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+
35.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
35.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
35.7%
Gigabit-capable
35.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
35.7%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    3.5 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

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

    PLT · Wells-next-the-Sea

    5.8 miles
  • Holt (North Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Holt

    13.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for King's Lynn and West Norfolk 002D, 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

11,084 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
1
Low risk addresses
4
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

Property market

The five-year median is £234,000 from 2 recorded sales in NR21 9JB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for King's Lynn and West Norfolk is £263,298 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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