NR17 postcode area guide — Breckland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NR17 postcode district in Breckland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NR17
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.2%
Gigabit-capable
76.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
2%
Broadband availability in the NR17 postcode district (Breckland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 566 postcodes Ofcom measures in NR17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.2%.
Around 2% of premises in NR17 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 NR17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NR17 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| NR17 1AB | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| NR17 1AD | 0% | 0% |
| NR17 1AE | 11.1% | 0% |
| NR17 1AF | 75% | 75% |
| NR17 1AG | 63.6% | 63.6% |
| NR17 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| NR17 1AJ | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| NR17 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| NR17 1AN | 52.6% | 21.1% |
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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 NR17
Police recorded 39 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NR17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 19 | 48.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 15.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 15.4% |
| Other theft | 2 | 5.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 5.1% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.6% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.6% |
| Public order | 1 | 2.6% |
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 NR17
Based on 248 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NR17 is £267,000, down 7.9% on the previous year (£289,950).
Detached
£340,000
124 sales
Semi-detached
£242,000
62 sales
Terraced
£207,000
46 sales
Flat / maisonette
£135,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in NR17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Norwich Road | NR17 2LB |
| 8 May 2026 | £243,500 | Semi-detached | Thieves Lane | NR17 2HR |
| 5 May 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Bryony Way | NR17 1QL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £264,000 | Detached | St Edmunds Gate | NR17 2DL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £252,500 | Detached | Cedar Drive | NR17 2EY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Constable Close | NR17 2RR |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Watling Road | NR17 2DH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Cyprus Road | NR17 2EF |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | Attleborough Road | NR17 1LF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £97,500 | Flat | London Road | NR17 2DJ |
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 NR17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attleborough Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 976 | NR17 2AJ |
| Old Buckenham High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 501 | NR17 1RL |
| Rosecroft Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 457 | NR17 1BE |
| Attleborough Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 365 | NR17 2NA |
| Chapel Green School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 199 | NR17 1RF |
| Old Buckenham Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 184 | NR17 1RH |
| Great Ellingham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 178 | NR17 1HX |
| Rocklands Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 73 | NR17 1TP |
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 NR17
133 rated food businesses operate in NR17. 113 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 7 Spices, A & N Perkins Ltd, A Line Garage, Adems Fried Chicken, Aldercarr Guest House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NR17
From a sample of 122 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NR17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
18%
Band C
24%
Band D
38%
Band E
12%
Band F
3%
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 NR17 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.