NR18 postcode area guide — South Norfolk
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NR18 postcode district in South Norfolk — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NR18
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
69.6%
Gigabit-capable
69.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.5%
Broadband availability in the NR18 postcode district (South Norfolk) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 639 postcodes Ofcom measures in NR18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 69.6%.
Around 1.5% of premises in NR18 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 NR18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NR18 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| NR18 0AB | 100% | 90% |
| NR18 0AD | 100% | 90% |
| NR18 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| NR18 0AF | 50% | 50% |
| NR18 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| NR18 0AJ | 100% | 81.5% |
| NR18 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| NR18 0AN | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| NR18 0AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around South Norfolk
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Norfolk district (70,421 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
70%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
10.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
71.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NR18
Police recorded 51 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NR18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 21 | 41.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 | 27.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 7.8% |
| Other theft | 4 | 7.8% |
| Public order | 2 | 3.9% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 3.9% |
| Other crime | 2 | 3.9% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.0% |
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 NR18
Based on 250 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NR18 is £285,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£290,000).
Detached
£365,000
107 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
82 sales
Terraced
£217,500
45 sales
Flat / maisonette
£180,000
12 sales
Latest recorded sales in NR18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £275,000 | Detached | Greenland Avenue | NR18 0ER |
| 22 May 2026 | £282,000 | Terraced | Norwich Road | NR18 0NT |
| 15 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | High House Avenue | NR18 0HY |
| 11 May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Dunlin Drive | NR18 9FB |
| 8 May 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Jay Crescent | NR18 9FZ |
| 7 May 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced | Cock Street | NR18 0BX |
| 1 May 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Wood Avens Way | NR18 0XP |
| 1 May 2026 | £445,000 | Detached | Nuthatch Grove | NR18 9UJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £365,000 | Detached | High Street | NR18 9QA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £233,000 | Semi-detached | Ashleigh Gardens | NR18 0EY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? South Norfolk demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider South Norfolk district (141,948 residents, 61,381 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.4% |
| 15–29 | 18.9% |
| 30–44 | 18.4% |
| 45–64 | 21% |
| 65+ | 24.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 73.1% |
| Private rented | 13.9% |
| Social rented | 9.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NR18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wymondham High Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,686 | NR18 0QT |
| Wymondham College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,427 | NR18 9SZ |
| Robert Kett Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 502 | NR18 0LS |
| Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham | Primary | 4–11 | 434 | NR18 0HL |
| Wymondham College Prep School | Primary | 4–11 | 421 | NR18 9SZ |
| Browick Road Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 4–11 | 251 | NR18 0QW |
| Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 182 | NR18 9QJ |
| Morley Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 124 | NR18 9TS |
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 NR18
111 rated food businesses operate in NR18. 84 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbeygate Garages Ltd (Esso), Ahmed Spice, Ashleigh Primary School, Ayton House Ltd, Babas Burger & Pizza.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NR18
From a sample of 160 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NR18 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 69% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
41%
Band C
27%
Band D
16%
Band E
8%
Band F
7%
Band G
1%
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 South Norfolk
Landlines around NR18 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.