NR9 postcode area guide — Breckland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NR9 postcode district in Breckland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NR9
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
41.2%
Gigabit-capable
41.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.5%
Broadband availability in the NR9 postcode district (Breckland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 698 postcodes Ofcom measures in NR9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 41.2%.
Around 3.5% of premises in NR9 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 NR9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NR9 3AA | 100% | 25% |
| NR9 3AB | 100% | 64.5% |
| NR9 3AD | 100% | 88% |
| NR9 3AE | 100% | 75% |
| NR9 3AF | 100% | 100% |
| NR9 3AG | 100% | 100% |
| NR9 3AH | 100% | 100% |
| NR9 3AJ | 100% | 0% |
| NR9 3AL | 100% | 0% |
| NR9 3AN | 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.
House prices in NR9
Based on 235 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NR9 is £310,000, down 2.4% on the previous year (£317,500).
Detached
£380,000
111 sales
Semi-detached
£270,000
77 sales
Terraced
£246,050
38 sales
Latest recorded sales in NR9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Ash Close | NR9 3RE |
| 15 May 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Dereham Road | NR9 4HH |
| 15 May 2026 | £558,000 | Other | Firs Road | NR9 3EQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £520,000 | Detached | Chapel Street | NR9 4AB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Poppy Crescent | NR9 5FQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Natterers Road | NR9 3BF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Coachmaker Way | NR9 3GN |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Birch Road | NR9 3QH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £327,000 | Semi-detached | Station Road | NR9 5AA |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Detached | Rectory Gardens | NR9 4RG |
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 NR9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hethersett Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,250 | NR9 3DB |
| Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 4–11 | 508 | NR9 3GN |
| Hethersett VC Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 304 | NR9 3DB |
| The Bridge Easton | Not applicable | 4–19 | 190 | NR9 5EA |
| St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton | Primary | 4–11 | 185 | NR9 5AD |
| Hingham Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 179 | NR9 4JB |
| Little Melton Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 119 | NR9 3AD |
| The Bawburgh School | Primary | 4–11 | 99 | NR9 3LR |
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 NR9
132 rated food businesses operate in NR9. 104 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ailwyn Hall Residential Care Home, Anglia Farmers Ltd, Barchester Healthcare At Hethersett Hall, Barford School Dining Centre, Barnham Broom CE VA Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NR9
From a sample of 134 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NR9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
20%
Band C
16%
Band D
37%
Band E
18%
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 Breckland
Landlines around NR9 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.