NR26 8LD

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 8AG 48 m
NR26 8JZ 61 m
NR26 8LT 68 m
NR26 8LG 77 m
NR26 8AR 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR26 8LD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR26
Postcode sector
NR26 8
Latitude
52.945139
Longitude
1.209107
British National Grid easting
615,709
British National Grid northing
343,456

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
E00136111
Lower layer super output area
North Norfolk 001A · E01026770
Middle layer super output area
North Norfolk 001 · E02005570

Postcode source versions

Explore NR26

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, The Driftway, Sheringham, NR26 8LD 21 November 2025 £680,000
4 Beachside, The Driftway, Sheringham, NR26 8LD 31 March 2025 £350,000
Cliff Brow, 19, The Driftway, Sheringham, NR26 8LD 31 March 2025 £725,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
1
Secondary
1
  1. Sheringham Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. Sheringham High School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Sheringham Woodfields School

    Foundation special school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
388
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 201
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Other theft 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

18 female, 10 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR26 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

  • SHERINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CROMER ROAD, SHERINGHAM, NR26 8RT

    ODS code D82005

    716 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 (North Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Sheringham

    0.2 miles
  • Sheringham (North Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Sheringham

    0.2 miles
  • Sheringham Rail Station

    RLY · Sheringham

    0.3 miles
  • West Runton Rail Station

    RLY · West Runton

    1.7 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
3
Low risk addresses
15
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 £515,000 from 4 recorded sales in NR26 8LD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Norfolk is £300,273 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 1 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

388 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 201 events.

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