NR28 postcode area guide — North Norfolk
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NR28 postcode district in North Norfolk — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NR28
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
48.6%
Gigabit-capable
48.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.1%
Broadband availability in the NR28 postcode district (North Norfolk) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 588 postcodes Ofcom measures in NR28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 48.6%.
Around 3.1% of premises in NR28 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 NR28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NR28 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| NR28 0AB | 25% | 25% |
| NR28 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| NR28 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| NR28 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| NR28 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| NR28 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| NR28 0AJ | 95.9% | 46.9% |
| NR28 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| NR28 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around North Norfolk
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Norfolk district (62,038 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
65.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
94.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
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Voice indoors — all networks
67.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NR28
Police recorded 81 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NR28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 34 | 42.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 | 17.3% |
| Public order | 9 | 11.1% |
| Other theft | 6 | 7.4% |
| Other crime | 5 | 6.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 4.9% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 4.9% |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1.2% |
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 NR28
Based on 202 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NR28 is £255,000, down 5.6% on the previous year (£270,000).
Detached
£345,000
77 sales
Semi-detached
£255,000
53 sales
Terraced
£198,000
45 sales
Flat / maisonette
£137,000
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in NR28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Acorn Road | NR28 0UA |
| 22 May 2026 | £192,500 | Terraced | Melbourne Road | NR28 9EP |
| 21 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Pickford Close | NR28 0UH |
| 18 May 2026 | £173,000 | Terraced | Cromer Road | NR28 0HD |
| 11 May 2026 | £175,000 | Flat | Norwich Road | NR28 9JP |
| 1 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Millfield Road | NR28 0EB |
| 1 May 2026 | £2,699,994 | Other | Happisburgh Road | NR28 9HD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £835,000 | Detached | Mundesley Road | NR28 0RY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Coronation Walk | NR28 0HU |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Hadfield Road | NR28 0BE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? North Norfolk demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider North Norfolk district (102,980 residents, 48,374 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13.4% |
| 15–29 | 15.8% |
| 30–44 | 14.2% |
| 45–64 | 23.1% |
| 65+ | 33.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.7% |
| Private rented | 17.7% |
| Social rented | 10.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NR28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Walsham High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 641 | NR28 9HZ |
| Millfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 264 | NR28 0ES |
| North Walsham Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 248 | NR28 9HG |
| North Walsham Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 151 | NR28 9HG |
| Worstead Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 106 | NR28 9RQ |
| Visiting Teacher Service North | Not applicable | 5–18 | — | NR28 9BZ |
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 NR28
119 rated food businesses operate in NR28. 94 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 7 & Eleven, Al Haqqs, Antingham Village Hall, Beechwood Hotel, Black Swan.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NR28
From a sample of 217 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NR28 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
29%
Band D
38%
Band E
18%
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 North Norfolk
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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.