NR23 1PR

Priory · North Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Priory
Local authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk
Postcode district
NR23
Postcode sector
NR23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR23 1GB 61 m
NR23 1PN 64 m
NR23 1PQ 122 m
NR23 1AL 299 m
NR23 1PL 380 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR23 1PR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR23
Postcode sector
NR23 1
Latitude
52.923375
Longitude
0.881165
British National Grid easting
593,778
British National Grid northing
340,101

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Norfolk · E07000147
Electoral ward
Priory · E05011852
Parish or community
E04006500
Westminster constituency
North Norfolk · E14001396
Output area
E00136193
Lower layer super output area
North Norfolk 009B · E01026782
Middle layer super output area
North Norfolk 009 · E02005578

Postcode source versions

Explore NR23

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Wells Road, Wighton, Wells-Next-The-Sea, NR23 1PR 1 May 2020 £302,000
Orchard Farm House, Wells Road, Wighton, Wells-Next-The-Sea, NR23 1PR 17 January 2020 £360,000
Orchard Barn, Wells Road, Wighton, Wells-Next-The-Sea, NR23 1PR 12 April 2018 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Walsingham CE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.8 km
  2. Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.5 km
  3. Alderman Peel High School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

1 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR23 1 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

  • WELLS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code D82038

    4.0 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)

    PLT · Walsingham

    1.9 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

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

    PLT · Wells-next-the-Sea

    1.9 miles
  • Holt (North Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Holt

    9.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Norfolk 009B, 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

11,781 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Walsingham CE VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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