NR21 postcode area

The NR21 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Breckland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, North Norfolk. Area Scores range from 30 to 47 across them.

In summary

Within the NR21 district, Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham is the strongest performer at 48 out of 100 (#3,590 of 6,856 nationally); Brancaster, Burnham Market & Docking is the weakest at 30. 2 of the 7 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £252,500 in Fakenham to £500,000 in Wells & Blakeney — a 2.0× gap within the NR21 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Breckland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and North Norfolk — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North ElmhamBreckland 3,59048 £300,000
FakenhamNorth Norfolk 3,67946 £252,500
Whissonsett, Litcham & NarboroughBreckland 4,13840 £315,000
Walsingham & RaynhamNorth Norfolk 4,38536 £262,500
Wells & BlakeneyNorth Norfolk 4,40636 £500,000
Melton Constable, Briston & Little SnoringNorth Norfolk 4,63232 £332,000
Brancaster, Burnham Market & DockingKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 4,79030 £456,250

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NR21.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.