Is NR20 5BA a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

NR20 5BA is a postcode in Upper Wensum, Breckland, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near NR20 5BA, then scores the surrounding small area 43/100 - bottom 28% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around NR20 5BA are safety and health, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for NR20 5BA is based on North Norfolk 008 Census 2021. It covers 5,977 residents, 61 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 52, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 72% owner-occupied, 17% privately rented, 11% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 3/10.

For property prices near NR20 5BA, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the NR20 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £310k from 45 rolling sales, up 5.1% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near NR20 5BA by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near NR20 5BA; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.