NR23 postcode district: Wells-next-the-Sea and around, Norfolk

NR23 is a postcode district in Norfolk, with 232 postcodes in use in 1 sector. It has postcodes in Wells-next-the-Sea. It is split between 2 councils: North Norfolk (231 postcodes) and King's Lynn and West Norfolk (1).

Postcodes in use
232
Sectors
1
Councils
2 councils
Places
Wells-next-the-Sea

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Every postcode in NR23, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in NR23, by flood risk Of the 232 postcodes in NR23 that ONS places, 13 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 17 are at low risk at worst, 39 are at very low risk only and 159 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 11 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Wells-next-the-Sea. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 2.5 km. A149 NR23 1AA: not on the flood risk listNR23 1AB: not on the flood risk listNR23 1AE: not on the flood risk listNR23 1AF: not on the flood risk listNR23 1AL: not on the flood risk listNR23 1BP: not on the flood risk listNR23 1BS: not on the flood risk listNR23 1BT: not on the flood risk listNR23 1BY: not on the flood risk listNR23 1BZ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1DB: not on the flood risk listNR23 1DD: not on the flood risk listNR23 1DG: not on the flood risk listNR23 1DH: not on the flood risk listNR23 1DJ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1DL: not on the flood risk listNR23 1DN: not on the flood risk listNR23 1DQ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1EB: not on the flood risk listNR23 1EP: not on the flood risk listNR23 1EY: not on the flood risk listNR23 1EZ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1FG: not on the flood risk listNR23 1FH: not on the flood risk listNR23 1FJ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1FL: not on the flood risk listNR23 1GB: not on the flood risk listNR23 1HB: not on the flood risk listNR23 1HD: not on the flood risk listNR23 1HG: not on the flood risk listNR23 1HH: not on the flood risk listNR23 1HT: not on the flood risk listNR23 1HU: not on the flood risk listNR23 1HY: not on the flood risk listNR23 1JE: not on the flood risk listNR23 1JZ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1LF: not on the flood risk listNR23 1LG: not on the flood risk listNR23 1LH: not on the flood risk listNR23 1LL: not on the flood risk listNR23 1LP: not on the flood risk listNR23 1LU: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NB: not on the flood risk listNR23 1ND: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NE: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NF: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NG: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NH: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NJ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NP: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NQ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NR: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NS: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NT: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NU: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NW: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NX: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NY: not on the flood risk listNR23 1NZ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PB: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PD: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PF: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PG: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PH: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PJ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PL: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PN: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PP: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PQ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PR: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PS: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PW: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PY: not on the flood risk listNR23 1PZ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1QA: not on the flood risk listNR23 1QB: not on the flood risk listNR23 1QE: not on the flood risk listNR23 1QF: not on the flood risk listNR23 1QG: not on the flood risk listNR23 1QL: not on the flood risk listNR23 1QQ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1QR: not on the flood risk listNR23 1QS: not on the flood risk listNR23 1QU: not on the flood risk listNR23 1QW: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RB: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RD: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RE: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RF: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RH: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RP: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RQ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RR: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RT: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RU: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RW: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RX: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RY: not on the flood risk listNR23 1RZ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1SA: not on the flood risk listNR23 1SB: not on the flood risk listNR23 1SD: not on the flood risk listNR23 1SE: not on the flood risk listNR23 1SF: not on the flood risk listNR23 1SG: not on the flood risk listNR23 1SH: not on the flood risk listNR23 1SJ: not on the flood risk listNR23 1BB: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1ED: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1EE: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1EG: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1EH: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1EL: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1EQ: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1ES: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1FB: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1JA: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1HF: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1HJ: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1HL: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1HN: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1HP: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1HW: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1HZ: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1JG: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1JJ: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1LR: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1LT: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1LW: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1LY: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1QY: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1RG: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1RL: very low flood risk onlyNR23 1AD: low flood risk at worstNR23 1BA: low flood risk at worstNR23 1BF: low flood risk at worstNR23 1BG: low flood risk at worstNR23 1FD: low flood risk at worstNR23 1LB: low flood risk at worstNR23 1LA: low flood risk at worstNR23 1LS: low flood risk at worstNR23 1QD: low flood risk at worstNR23 1QH: low flood risk at worstNR23 1RJ: low flood risk at worstNR23 1RN: low flood risk at worstNR23 1AJ: medium flood risk at worstNR23 1NL: medium flood risk at worstNR23 1AH: high flood riskNR23 1AQ: high flood riskNR23 1AR: high flood riskNR23 1AT: high flood riskNR23 1DR: high flood riskNR23 1JY: high flood riskNR23 1JT: high flood riskNR23 1LD: high flood riskNR23 1LE: high flood riskNR23 1QJ: high flood riskNR23 1QP: high flood risk Wells-next-the-Sea 11 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to NR23 1LD, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk11 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in NR23, by flood risk Of the 232 postcodes in NR23 that ONS places, 13 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 17 are at low risk at worst, 39 are at very low risk only and 159 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 11 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Wells-next-the-Sea. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 2.5 km. Wells-next-the-Sea
  • A home or business at high risk: 13
  • At medium risk at worst: 4
  • At low risk at worst: 17
  • At very low risk only: 39
  • Not on the at-risk list: 159
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 232 postcodes in NR23 that ONS places, 13 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 17 are at low risk at worst, 39 are at very low risk only and 159 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 160 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.9489, longitude 0.8580. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

13 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

NR23 1LD14 at high riskNR23 1FA12 at high riskNR23 1AH8 at high riskNR23 1LE7 at high riskNR23 1DR3 at high riskNR23 1JY3 at high riskNR23 1AQ2 at high riskNR23 1AT2 at high riskNR23 1AX1 at high riskNR23 1JT1 at high riskNR23 1AR1 at high riskNR23 1QJ1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 11 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. NR23 1LD, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What broadband can you get in NR23?

Ofcom reports on 229 of the 232 postcodes in NR23. At 46 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 13 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit46 of 229
Postcodes where every home can get superfast179 of 229
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband13 of 229

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is NR23 at risk of flooding?

73 of the 232 postcodes in NR23 have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 83 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 73 of 232 postcodes High: 56Medium: 27Low: 169Very low: 293

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What do homes sell for in NR23?

Homes in NR23 sold for a typical £425,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 40 sales, down 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£425,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£435,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £525,000 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £425,000 8 sales
  • Terraced £300,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £315,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcodes in NR23

Pick a sector, then a postcode. A sector is the district plus the next digit.

NR23 1232 postcodes
UK postcode format explained

Places in NR23

Towns and villages with postcodes in NR23, and how many each has here.

Wells-next-the-Sea postcodes,155

Who covers NR23

How many of the district's postcodes in use fall under each council, constituency and police force area.

Councils

What council am I in?

Constituencies

  • North Norfolk231
  • North West Norfolk1

Police force areas

  • Norfolk232

Next to NR23

NR22 postcode district NR24 postcode district All NR districts Wells-next-the-Sea postcodes

"Next to" is by number: the districts before and after NR23 in the NR area.

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