NR28 9WB

North Walsham Market Cross · North Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk
Postcode district
NR28
Postcode sector
NR28 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR28 9JT 2 m
NR28 9BW 14 m
NR28 9BX 43 m
NR11 6WJ 60 m
NR28 0TR 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR28 9WB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR28
Postcode sector
NR28 9
Latitude
52.820983
Longitude
1.388043
British National Grid easting
628,379
British National Grid northing
330,204

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Norfolk · E07000147
Parish or community
E04006454
Westminster constituency
North Norfolk · E14001396
Output area
E00136051
Lower layer super output area
North Norfolk 016D · E01026760
Middle layer super output area
North Norfolk 016 · E02007033

Postcode source versions

Explore NR28

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Visiting Teacher Service North

    Miscellaneous

    252 m
  2. North Walsham Infant School

    Academy converter

    458 m
  3. North Walsham High School

    Academy converter

    480 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
866
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 414
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Shoplifting 71
  • Public order 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
NR28 9 residents
8,083

Age bands in NR28 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

1,150 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

775 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.4%

1,551 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,350 residents

Age 65 and over
30.7%

2,582 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR28 9 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+
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

2

within 5 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARK LANE, NORTH WALSHAM, NR28 0BQ

    ODS code D82059

    333 m

  • PASTON SURGERY

    9-11 PARK LANE, NORTH WALSHAM, NR28 0BQ

    ODS code D82066

    333 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

  • North Walsham Rail Station

    RLY · North Walsham

    0.3 miles
  • Worstead Rail Station

    RLY · Worstead

    3.1 miles
  • Gunton Rail Station

    RLY · Southrepps

    3.5 miles
  • Aylsham (Bure Valley Railway)

    PLT · Aylsham

    5.9 miles
  • Aylsham (Bure Valley Railway)

    MET · Aylsham

    5.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Norfolk 016D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,909 of 33,755

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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Visiting Teacher Service North is the nearest published school at 252 m.

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

Recorded crime

866 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 414 events.

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