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NR9 5BU

Great Witchingham · Broadland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Great Witchingham
Local authority
Broadland
Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham
Postcode district
NR9
Postcode sector
NR9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR9 5FX 213 m
NR9 5BX 380 m
NR9 5FG 444 m
NR9 5BY 956 m
NR9 5BT 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR9 5BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR9
Postcode sector
NR9 5
Latitude
52.649026
Longitude
1.130014
British National Grid easting
611,830
British National Grid northing
310,295

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broadland · E07000144
Electoral ward
Great Witchingham · E05005767
Parish or community
E04006231
Westminster constituency
Broadland and Fakenham · E14001136
Output area
E00134783
Lower layer super output area
Broadland 002C · E01026524
Middle layer super output area
Broadland 002 · E02005521

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
0

  1. The Lighthouse

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km

  2. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. The Bridge Easton

    Free schools special

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
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+
50%
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%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    25 DOCTOR TORRENS WAY, COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0GB

    ODS code D82023

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    5.6 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    5.6 miles

  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    5.8 miles

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    6.4 miles

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    7.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broadland 002C, 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

17,567 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Lighthouse is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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