NR20 5NH
The median sold price for the postcode NR20 5NH is around £150,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 96 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around NR20 5NH (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £142,500 – £787,500
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across NR20 5, last 24 months.
- Detached£475,000(80 sales)
- Semi-detached£260,000(44 sales)
- Terraced£239,000(16 sales)
- FlatToo few sales(3 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
NR20 5NH median £150,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £260,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 1.3× the typical Breckland neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Breckland and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 0% of premises in NR20 5NH, compared with 65% across Breckland and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 65% of premises across Breckland (England: 77.9%).
Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 65% of premises across Breckland have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Breckland | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 65% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 0% | 65% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 95.5% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 44% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Breckland: more deprived than 26% of its 80 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income8of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime10of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (28%). Average Band D in Breckland is £2,443.67 for 2026/27.
That is 2% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Breckland: £1,629.11 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 1,070 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A28%
- Band B22%
- Band C21%
- Band D12%
- Band E8%
- Band F6%
- Band G2%
- Band H1%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Foulsham Primary School Academy1.3 miles (2.0 km)Ofsted, February 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Bawdeswell Community Primary School2.2 miles (3.6 km)Ofsted, February 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Bawdeswell Community Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery2.3 miles (3.7 km)Ofsted, January 2023: Requires improvement (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Reepham High School and College5.1 miles (8.1 km)Ofsted, May 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Northgate High School6.0 miles (9.7 km)Ofsted, May 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Northgate High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Dereham Neatherd High School6.4 miles (10.3 km)Ofsted, May 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
Public transport
The nearest station to NR20 5NH is Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway), 6.6 miles (10.6 km) away in a straight line. There are 4 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 6.6 miles (10.6 km)Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)
- 10.0 miles (16.1 km)Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)
- 11 miles (17.8 km)Holt (North Norfolk Railway)
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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