NR16 2JE postcode in Breckland, Norfolk

NR16 2JE is a postcode in Breckland, in the Harling & Heathlands ward. It is in the South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency and the Norfolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 83% of homes and businesses at NR16 2JE can get it Across Breckland: 67% Typical price £344,000 Homes sold in NR16 2, last 12 months. ▲ 1.9% on the year before Nearest station Harling Road 2.7 km in a straight line

Where NR16 2JE is, and what is near it

Map of NR16 2JE and what is near it Map of NR16 2JE: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the NR16 2 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NR16 2AD: also in NR16 2NR16 2BN: also in NR16 2NR16 2FF: also in NR16 2NR16 2FN: also in NR16 2NR16 2FP: also in NR16 2NR16 2GA: also in NR16 2NR16 2GB: also in NR16 2NR16 2GD: also in NR16 2NR16 2GE: also in NR16 2NR16 2GF: also in NR16 2NR16 2GG: also in NR16 2NR16 2JB: also in NR16 2NR16 2JD: also in NR16 2NR16 2LU: also in NR16 2NR16 2ND: also in NR16 2NR16 2NE: also in NR16 2NR16 2NF: also in NR16 2NR16 2NG: also in NR16 2NR16 2NH: also in NR16 2NR16 2NL: also in NR16 2NR16 2NN: also in NR16 2NR16 2NQ: also in NR16 2NR16 2NR: also in NR16 2NR16 2NT: also in NR16 2NR16 2PL: also in NR16 2NR16 2PN: also in NR16 2NR16 2PP: also in NR16 2NR16 2PR: also in NR16 2NR16 2QE: also in NR16 2NR16 2QF: also in NR16 2NR16 2QG: also in NR16 2NR16 2SZ: also in NR16 2NR16 2TD: also in NR16 2NR16 2TG: also in NR16 2NR16 2TN: also in NR16 2NR16 2TP: also in NR16 2NR16 2TQ: also in NR16 2NR16 2TR: also in NR16 2NR16 2TS: also in NR16 2NR16 2TT: also in NR16 2NR16 2YT: also in NR16 2 2 schools, 2.7 kmHarling Road station 2.7 kmEast Harling NR16 2JE Map of NR16 2JE and what is near it Map of NR16 2JE: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the NR16 2 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Harling Road station 2.7 km2 places, 3.5–9.4 kmHarling & Heathlands NR16 2JE
  • NR16 2JE
  • Other postcodes in NR16 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 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 52.4434, longitude 0.9459)

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 2JE?

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 2JE?

Every home and business at NR16 2JE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 83% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NR16 2JE 83% Breckland 67%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NR16 2JE 100% Breckland 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 2JE?

BinDayBuddy does not read Breckland Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Breckland Council's bin days

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 2JE 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 2JE.

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 Breckland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NR16 2JE: 2,119 properties in Breckland are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Breckland

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 2JE 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 2JE?

Homes in NR16 2 sold for a typical £344,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 94 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£344,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£337,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £407,500 55 sales
  • Semi-detached £325,000 24 sales
  • Terraced £213,500 15 sales

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 2JE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in NR16 2JE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 2JE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around NR16 2JE. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (31%). 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 2JE

Band D in Breckland for 2026‑27: £2,444. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,629 (band A) to £4,073 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,172.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (9%)£1,629
Band Babout 230 (24%)£1,901
Band Cabout 290 (30%)£2,172
Band Dabout 180 (19%)£2,444
Band Eabout 110 (11%)£2,987
Band Fabout 50 (5%)£3,530
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,073
Band Hfewer than 5£4,887

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 13% 2020 or later

Averages for Breckland 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 2JE is in (ONS area E01026439), 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 2JE?

The nearest open schools to NR16 2JE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NR16 2JE, 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 2JE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NR16 2JE is Harling Road Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Harling Road Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Eccles Road Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

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 2JE, 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 2JE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NR16 2JE, 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 2JE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of NR16 2JE on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 2JE?

The nearest to the centre of NR16 2JE, 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 2JE?

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 care homes are near NR16 2JE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NR16 2JE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • The Beeches Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report April 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01953 717584 1.4 kmCycle

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 pharmacies are near NR16 2JE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NR16 2JE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NR16 2JE?

The nearest vets to the centre of NR16 2JE 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 2JE in a conservation area?

The centre of NR16 2JE 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 2JE?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NR16 2JE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other crime1 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 2JE

Ward
Harling & Heathlands
Parish
Harling
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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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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