NR26 8WA

Sheringham South · 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 8WE 31 m
NR26 8QH 65 m
NR26 8UT 66 m
NR26 8PB 111 m
NR26 8UJ 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR26 8WA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR26
Postcode sector
NR26 8
Latitude
52.932301
Longitude
1.203275
British National Grid easting
615,381
British National Grid northing
342,011

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Norfolk · E07000147
Parish or community
E04006492
Westminster constituency
North Norfolk · E14001396
Output area
E00135885
Lower layer super output area
North Norfolk 006E · E01034776
Middle layer super output area
North Norfolk 006 · E02005575

Postcode source versions

Explore NR26

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Upcher Crescent, Upper Sheringham, Sheringham, NR26 8WA 20 September 2024 £182,000
14, Upcher Crescent, Upper Sheringham, Sheringham, NR26 8WA 26 January 2024 £325,000
3, Upcher Crescent, Upper Sheringham, Sheringham, NR26 8WA 19 December 2023 £220,000

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

    381 m
  2. Sheringham Woodfields School

    Foundation special school

    392 m
  3. Sheringham High School

    Academy converter

    561 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
385
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 197
  • 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

    1.1 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

  • Sheringham (North Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Sheringham

    0.7 miles
  • Sheringham (North Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Sheringham

    0.7 miles
  • Sheringham Rail Station

    RLY · Sheringham

    0.7 miles
  • West Runton Rail Station

    RLY · West Runton

    1.8 miles
  • Weybourne (North Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Weybourne

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Norfolk 006E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,621 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £327,500 from 12 recorded sales in NR26 8WA. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sheringham Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

385 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 197 events.

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