NR26 8AA

Sheringham North · North Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sheringham
Local authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk
Postcode district
NR26
Postcode sector
NR26 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR26 9AA 0 m
NR26 9BB 0 m
NR26 8RE 32 m
NR26 8QR 63 m
NR26 8SE 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR26 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR26
Postcode sector
NR26 8
Latitude
52.943212
Longitude
1.211197
British National Grid easting
615,859
British National Grid northing
343,248

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Norfolk · E07000147
Parish or community
E04006468
Westminster constituency
North Norfolk · E14001396
Output area
E00136119
Lower layer super output area
North Norfolk 001A · E01026770
Middle layer super output area
North Norfolk 001 · E02005570

Postcode source versions

Explore NR26

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sheringham Delivery Office, 9, Station Road, Sheringham, NR26 8AA 30 October 2017 £28,274

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Sheringham Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Sheringham High School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Sheringham Woodfields School

    Foundation special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
392
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 203
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Other theft 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NR26 8 residents
8,193

Age bands in NR26 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.8%

871 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.8%

630 residents

Age 25 to 44
14%

1,134 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,172 residents

Age 65 and over
40.5%

3,272 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+
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

  • SHERINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CROMER ROAD, SHERINGHAM, NR26 8RT

    ODS code D82005

    460 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

  • Sheringham Rail Station

    RLY · Sheringham

    0.1 miles
  • Sheringham (North Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Sheringham

    0.2 miles
  • Sheringham (North Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Sheringham

    0.2 miles
  • West Runton Rail Station

    RLY · West Runton

    1.5 miles
  • Weybourne (North Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Weybourne

    2.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Norfolk 001A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,131 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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

6 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sheringham Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

392 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 203 events.

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