NR21 postcode area guide — Breckland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NR21 postcode district in Breckland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NR21
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
43%
Gigabit-capable
43%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.9%
Broadband availability in the NR21 postcode district (Breckland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 792 postcodes Ofcom measures in NR21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 43%.
Around 1.9% of premises in NR21 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 NR21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NR21 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| NR21 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| NR21 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| NR21 0AE | 100% | 38.9% |
| NR21 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| NR21 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| NR21 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| NR21 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| NR21 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| NR21 0AN | 100% | 0% |
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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 NR21
Police recorded 86 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NR21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 32 | 37.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 | 20.9% |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 9.3% |
| Public order | 7 | 8.1% |
| Other theft | 6 | 7.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 5.8% |
| Drugs | 3 | 3.5% |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 2.3% |
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 NR21
Based on 197 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NR21 is £282,500, up 4.6% on the previous year (£270,000).
Detached
£360,000
79 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
61 sales
Terraced
£205,000
44 sales
Flat / maisonette
£105,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in NR21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £285,500 | Semi-detached | Green Close | NR21 7LL |
| 14 May 2026 | £580,000 | Detached | Hayes Lane | NR21 9EP |
| 14 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Whitelands | NR21 8EW |
| 11 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Ambleside | NR21 7QD |
| 8 May 2026 | £286,000 | Detached | Wells Road | NR21 0PL |
| 1 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Holt Road | NR21 8DY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £395,000 | Other | Jubilee Avenue | NR21 8DG |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Westmead Road | NR21 8BL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £358,000 | Detached | The Street | NR21 0HU |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £1,640,000 | Other | NR21 9LF |
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 NR21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakenham Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 723 | NR21 9QT |
| Fakenham Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 257 | NR21 8BN |
| All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 208 | NR21 0LT |
| Fakenham Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 207 | NR21 8HN |
| Duke of Lancaster School | Not applicable | 5–16 | 107 | NR21 9DQ |
| Blenheim Park Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 70 | NR21 7PX |
| Little Snoring Community Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 65 | NR21 0JN |
| Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 61 | NR21 9NQ |
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 NR21
166 rated food businesses operate in NR21. 143 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi Stores Ltd, Archangel Distilleries, Barneys, Barsham Brewery Ltd, Binham Memorial Village Hall.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NR21
From a sample of 113 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 NR21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 12% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
12%
Band D
46%
Band E
33%
Band F
6%
Band G
3%
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 NR21 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.