NR16 1BF postcode in South Norfolk, Norfolk

NR16 1BF is a postcode in South Norfolk, in the Bunwell ward. It is in the Waveney Valley parliamentary constituency and the Norfolk police force area, and has been in use since October 2008.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at NR16 1BF can get it Across South Norfolk: 72% Typical price £430,000 Homes sold in NR16 1, last 12 months. ▲ 14.7% on the year before Nearest station Spooner Row 4.3 km in a straight line

Where NR16 1BF is, and what is near it

Map of NR16 1BF and what is near it Map of NR16 1BF: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the NR16 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NR16 1AB: also in NR16 1NR16 1AD: also in NR16 1NR16 1AJ: also in NR16 1NR16 1AL: also in NR16 1NR16 1BP: also in NR16 1NR16 1BS: also in NR16 1NR16 1BT: also in NR16 1NR16 1BU: also in NR16 1NR16 1BW: also in NR16 1NR16 1BX: also in NR16 1NR16 1BY: also in NR16 1NR16 1BZ: also in NR16 1NR16 1DA: also in NR16 1NR16 1DB: also in NR16 1NR16 1DD: also in NR16 1NR16 1DE: also in NR16 1NR16 1DF: also in NR16 1NR16 1DG: also in NR16 1NR16 1DH: also in NR16 1NR16 1DJ: also in NR16 1NR16 1DL: also in NR16 1NR16 1DN: also in NR16 1NR16 1DQ: also in NR16 1NR16 1DW: also in NR16 1NR16 1EA: also in NR16 1NR16 1EB: also in NR16 1NR16 1FL: also in NR16 1NR16 1FN: also in NR16 1NR16 1FR: also in NR16 1NR16 1HH: also in NR16 1NR16 1HP: also in NR16 1NR16 1HR: also in NR16 1NR16 1HS: also in NR16 1NR16 1HT: also in NR16 1NR16 1LE: also in NR16 1NR16 1LF: also in NR16 1NR16 1LG: also in NR16 1NR16 1LH: also in NR16 1NR16 1LL: also in NR16 1NR16 1LQ: also in NR16 1NR16 1LU: also in NR16 1NR16 1LX: also in NR16 1NR16 1LY: also in NR16 1NR16 1LZ: also in NR16 1NR16 1NA: also in NR16 1NR16 1NB: also in NR16 1NR16 1ND: also in NR16 1NR16 1NP: also in NR16 1NR16 1NS: also in NR16 1NR16 1QR: also in NR16 1NR16 1QT: also in NR16 1NR16 1QU: also in NR16 1NR16 1QX: also in NR16 1NR16 1QY: also in NR16 1NR16 1QZ: also in NR16 1NR16 1RB: also in NR16 1NR16 1RD: also in NR16 1NR16 1RE: also in NR16 1NR16 1RF: also in NR16 1NR16 1SG: also in NR16 1NR16 1SH: also in NR16 1NR16 1SR: also in NR16 1 Bunwell Primary School 1.8 kmSpooner Row station 4.3 kmSchool 6.5 kmGP 6.9 kmForncett NR16 1BF Map of NR16 1BF and what is near it Map of NR16 1BF: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the NR16 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Bunwell Primary School 1.8 kmSchool 6.5 km3 places, 6.5–7.3 kmGP 6.9 kmForncett NR16 1BF
  • NR16 1BF
  • Other postcodes in NR16 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5071, longitude 1.1310)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NR16 1BF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NR16 1BF?

None of the homes and businesses at NR16 1BF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NR16 1BF 0% South Norfolk 72%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NR16 1BF 0% South Norfolk 96%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at NR16 1BF?

BinDayBuddy has not read South Norfolk District Council's days for NR16 1BF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NR16 1BF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NR16 1BF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across South Norfolk

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NR16 1BF: 2,145 properties in South Norfolk are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for South Norfolk

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NR16 1BF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NR16 1BF?

Homes in NR16 1 sold for a typical £430,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 51 sales, up 14.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£430,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£375,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 14.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £480,000 39 sales
  • Semi-detached £292,500 10 sales
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole NR16 district: a typical £362,500 from 145 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in NR16 1BF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NR16 1BF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near NR16 1BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 540 homes in the neighbourhood around NR16 1BF. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NR16 1BF

Band D in South Norfolk for 2026‑27: £2,483. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,655 (band A) to £4,138 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,931.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (7%)£1,655
Band Babout 160 (30%)£1,931
Band Cabout 100 (19%)£2,207
Band Dabout 110 (20%)£2,483
Band Eabout 80 (15%)£3,035
Band Fabout 30 (6%)£3,586
Band Gabout 20 (4%)£4,138
Band Hwithheld£4,966

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

Averages for South Norfolk before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NR16 1BF is in (ONS area E01026878), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NR16 1BF?

The nearest open schools to NR16 1BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NR16 1BF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to NR16 1BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NR16 1BF is Spooner Row Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Spooner Row Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Wymondham Rail Station Railway station 6.5 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near NR16 1BF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near NR16 1BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NR16 1BF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NR16 1BF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NR16 1BF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Travel Norfolk Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 2.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NR16 1BF?

The nearest to the centre of NR16 1BF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NR16 1BF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near NR16 1BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of NR16 1BF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NR16 1BF in a conservation area?

The centre of NR16 1BF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NR16 1BF?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NR16 1BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Public order1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for NR16 1BF

Ward
Bunwell
Parish
Bunwell
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2008

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

NR16 1LQ600 mNR16 1QU890 mNR16 1FL970 mNR16 1QT1.0 kmNR16 1QY1.0 kmNR16 1LZ1.1 km
All of NR16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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