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NR23 1AT

Wells with Holkham · North Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wells with Holkham
Local authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk
Postcode district
NR23
Postcode sector
NR23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR23 1AS 86 m
NR23 1AH 143 m
NR23 1BA 145 m
NR23 1BQ 165 m
NR23 1AX 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR23 1AT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR23
Postcode sector
NR23 1
Latitude
52.958385
Longitude
0.850508
British National Grid easting
591,563
British National Grid northing
343,912

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Norfolk · E07000147
Electoral ward
Wells with Holkham · E05011864
Parish or community
E04006495
Westminster constituency
North Norfolk · E14001396
Output area
E00136082
Lower layer super output area
North Norfolk 002B · E01026763
Middle layer super output area
North Norfolk 002 · E02005571

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
1

  1. Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    902 m

  2. Alderman Peel High School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
132
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 66
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Public order 12
  • Other theft 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NR23 1 residents
3,051

Age bands in NR23 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

389 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.9%

207 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.3%

487 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

835 residents

Age 65 and over
36%

1,078 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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • WELLS HEALTH CENTRE

    BOLTS CLOSE, WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA, NR23 1JP

    ODS code D82038

    421 m

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

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

    PLT · Wells-next-the-Sea

    0.8 miles

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

    0.8 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

    4.4 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    4.4 miles

  • Holt (North Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Holt

    11.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Norfolk 002B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,742 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 902 m.

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

Recorded crime

132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 66 events.

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