NR29 5LS

Hickling · North Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Great Yarmouth
Local authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk
Postcode district
NR29
Postcode sector
NR29 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR29 5NF 59 m
NR29 5LR 100 m
NR29 5LP 157 m
NR29 5LX 364 m
NR29 5LU 449 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR29 5LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR29
Postcode sector
NR29 5
Latitude
52.725437
Longitude
1.569830
British National Grid easting
641,151
British National Grid northing
320,174

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Norfolk · E07000147
Electoral ward
Hickling · E05011842
Parish or community
E04006458
Westminster constituency
North Norfolk · E14001396
Output area
E00136206
Lower layer super output area
North Norfolk 014C · E01026783
Middle layer super output area
North Norfolk 014 · E02005583

Postcode source versions

Explore NR29

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Old Carr, Chapel Lane, Potter Heigham, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5LS 4 February 2025 £457,500
Cobblers End, Chapel Lane, Potter Heigham, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5LS 23 September 2022 £410,000
Aldorma, Chapel Lane, Potter Heigham, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5LS 21 September 2022 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Ludham Primary School and Nursery

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    2.8 km
  2. Catfield CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. Hickling CofE Infants Academy

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    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

15 female, 20 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.2
NR29 5 residents
4,689

Age bands in NR29 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.3%

527 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.8%

361 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.2%

707 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

1,388 residents

Age 65 and over
35.8%

1,664 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR29 5 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+
75%
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

1

within 5 km

  • LUDHAM AND STALHAM GREEN SURGERIES

    STAITHE ROAD, LUDHAM, GREAT YARMOUTH, NR29 5AB

    ODS code D82028

    3.0 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

  • Acle Rail Station

    RLY · Acle

    6.4 miles
  • Wroxham (Bure Valley Railway)

    PLT · Hoveton

    6.8 miles
  • Wroxham (Bure Valley Railway)

    MET · Hoveton

    6.8 miles
  • Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station

    RLY · Hoveton

    6.8 miles
  • Lingwood Rail Station

    RLY · Lingwood

    7.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Norfolk 014C, 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

13,318 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £410,000 from 3 recorded sales in NR29 5LS. 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 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ludham Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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