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NR9 5BF

Upper Wensum · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Norwich
Ward
Upper Wensum
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
NR9
Postcode sector
NR9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR9 5LJ 419 m
NR9 5FW 839 m
NR20 3DZ 969 m
NR20 3EF 1.1 km
NR20 3EE 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR9 5BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR9
Postcode sector
NR9 5
Latitude
52.704868
Longitude
1.054462
British National Grid easting
606,457
British National Grid northing
316,285

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Upper Wensum · E05010262
Parish or community
E04006143
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134326
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 001A · E01026436
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 001 · E02005503

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Yew Tree Barns, 1, Primrose Green, Lyng, Norwich, NR9 5BF 12 January 2007 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Lyng Church of England Primary Academy

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    1.5 km

  2. Hockering Church of England Primary Academy

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    3.5 km

  3. Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy

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    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
NR9 5 residents
5,035

Age bands in NR9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

794 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

475 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

990 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

1,578 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

1,345 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR9 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    4.8 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    4.8 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    9.5 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    9.5 miles

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    9.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 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

15,130 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Lyng Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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