NR16 postcode area guide — Breckland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NR16 postcode district in Breckland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NR16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
59.3%
Gigabit-capable
59.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
2%
Broadband availability in the NR16 postcode district (Breckland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 491 postcodes Ofcom measures in NR16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.3%.
Around 2% of premises in NR16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in NR16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NR16 1AA | 100% | 39.3% |
| NR16 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| NR16 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| NR16 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| NR16 1AF | 40% | 0% |
| NR16 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| NR16 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| NR16 1AJ | 100% | 95.2% |
| NR16 1AL | 100% | 33.3% |
| NR16 1AN | 100% | 62.5% |
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Mobile signal around Breckland
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Breckland district (70,382 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
73.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
17.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
76.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NR16
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NR16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 100.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NR16
Based on 135 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NR16 is £350,000, up 2.9% on the previous year (£340,000).
Detached
£425,000
79 sales
Semi-detached
£290,000
33 sales
Terraced
£216,500
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in NR16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £445,000 | Detached | West Harling Road | NR16 2NP |
| 8 May 2026 | £213,500 | Terraced | Gallants Lane | NR16 2NQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Garlondes | NR16 2NN |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Church Street | NR16 2BA |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £950,000 | Other | Church Road | NR16 1BA |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Market Place | NR16 2AN |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £330,000 | Detached | Kerridges | NR16 2QB |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £690,000 | Detached | Cheneys Lane | NR16 1JT |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Muskett Road | NR16 1FD |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £343,000 | Detached | Kerridges | NR16 2QA |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Breckland demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Breckland district (141,476 residents, 60,358 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.7% |
| 15–29 | 20.2% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 21.1% |
| 65+ | 25% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67% |
| Private rented | 18.2% |
| Social rented | 11.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NR16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Eccles School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 223 | NR16 2NZ |
| East Harling Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 191 | NR16 2NQ |
| Acorn Park School | Not applicable | 4–19 | 175 | NR16 2HU |
| Wreningham VC Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 108 | NR16 1AW |
| Kenninghall Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 104 | NR16 2EJ |
| Banham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 95 | NR16 2EX |
| Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 84 | NR16 1LT |
| Bunwell Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 73 | NR16 1SN |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in NR16
101 rated food businesses operate in NR16. 81 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acorn Park School, Aquatics Café, Asda Express PFS Snetterton, Banham Barrel, Banham Community Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NR16
From a sample of 160 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NR16 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
18%
Band C
13%
Band D
26%
Band E
32%
Band F
9%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Breckland
Landlines around NR16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.