NR17 2NT postcode in Besthorpe, Norfolk

NR17 2NT is a postcode in Besthorpe, in the Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe ward of Breckland. It is in the Mid 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 100% of homes and businesses at NR17 2NT can get it Across Breckland: 67% Typical price £252,500 Homes sold in NR17 2, last 12 months. ▼ 7.2% on the year before Nearest station Attleborough 1.4 km in a straight line

Where NR17 2NT is, and what is near it

Map of NR17 2NT and what is near it Map of NR17 2NT: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the NR17 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NR17 2AB: also in NR17 2NR17 2AD: also in NR17 2NR17 2AE: also in NR17 2NR17 2AF: also in NR17 2NR17 2AG: also in NR17 2NR17 2AH: also in NR17 2NR17 2AJ: also in NR17 2NR17 2AN: also in NR17 2NR17 2AP: also in NR17 2NR17 2AQ: also in NR17 2NR17 2AR: also in NR17 2NR17 2AS: also in NR17 2NR17 2AT: also in NR17 2NR17 2AU: also in NR17 2NR17 2AW: also in NR17 2NR17 2AX: also in NR17 2NR17 2AY: also in NR17 2NR17 2AZ: also in NR17 2NR17 2BA: also in NR17 2NR17 2BD: also in NR17 2NR17 2BE: also in NR17 2NR17 2BF: also in NR17 2NR17 2BG: also in NR17 2NR17 2BH: also in NR17 2NR17 2BJ: also in NR17 2NR17 2BL: also in NR17 2NR17 2BN: also in NR17 2NR17 2BP: also in NR17 2NR17 2BQ: also in NR17 2NR17 2BS: also in NR17 2NR17 2BT: also in NR17 2NR17 2BU: also in NR17 2NR17 2BW: also in NR17 2NR17 2BX: also in NR17 2NR17 2BY: also in NR17 2NR17 2BZ: also in NR17 2NR17 2DA: also in NR17 2NR17 2DB: also in NR17 2NR17 2DD: also in NR17 2NR17 2DE: also in NR17 2NR17 2DP: also in NR17 2NR17 2DR: also in NR17 2NR17 2DS: also in NR17 2NR17 2DX: also in NR17 2NR17 2DY: also in NR17 2NR17 2DZ: also in NR17 2NR17 2EA: also in NR17 2NR17 2EB: also in NR17 2NR17 2ED: also in NR17 2NR17 2EE: also in NR17 2NR17 2EF: also in NR17 2NR17 2EG: also in NR17 2NR17 2EH: also in NR17 2NR17 2EJ: also in NR17 2NR17 2EL: also in NR17 2NR17 2EN: also in NR17 2NR17 2EP: also in NR17 2NR17 2EQ: also in NR17 2NR17 2ER: also in NR17 2NR17 2ES: also in NR17 2NR17 2ET: also in NR17 2NR17 2EU: also in NR17 2NR17 2EW: also in NR17 2NR17 2FA: also in NR17 2NR17 2FB: also in NR17 2NR17 2FD: also in NR17 2NR17 2FE: also in NR17 2NR17 2FF: also in NR17 2NR17 2FG: also in NR17 2NR17 2FH: also in NR17 2NR17 2FL: also in NR17 2NR17 2FN: also in NR17 2NR17 2FP: also in NR17 2NR17 2FQ: also in NR17 2NR17 2FR: also in NR17 2NR17 2FS: also in NR17 2NR17 2FT: also in NR17 2NR17 2FU: also in NR17 2NR17 2FW: also in NR17 2NR17 2FX: also in NR17 2NR17 2FY: also in NR17 2NR17 2FZ: also in NR17 2NR17 2GA: also in NR17 2NR17 2GY: also in NR17 2NR17 2HR: also in NR17 2NR17 2HS: also in NR17 2NR17 2HT: also in NR17 2NR17 2HU: also in NR17 2NR17 2HX: also in NR17 2NR17 2HY: also in NR17 2NR17 2HZ: also in NR17 2NR17 2JA: also in NR17 2NR17 2JF: also in NR17 2NR17 2JU: also in NR17 2NR17 2JX: also in NR17 2NR17 2JY: also in NR17 2NR17 2JZ: also in NR17 2NR17 2LA: also in NR17 2NR17 2LB: also in NR17 2NR17 2LD: also in NR17 2NR17 2LE: also in NR17 2NR17 2LF: also in NR17 2NR17 2LG: also in NR17 2NR17 2LH: also in NR17 2NR17 2LJ: also in NR17 2NR17 2LL: also in NR17 2NR17 2LQ: also in NR17 2NR17 2LU: also in NR17 2NR17 2LZ: also in NR17 2NR17 2NA: also in NR17 2NR17 2NB: also in NR17 2NR17 2ND: also in NR17 2NR17 2NE: also in NR17 2NR17 2NF: also in NR17 2NR17 2NG: also in NR17 2NR17 2NH: also in NR17 2NR17 2NJ: also in NR17 2NR17 2NL: also in NR17 2NR17 2NN: also in NR17 2NR17 2NP: also in NR17 2NR17 2NQ: also in NR17 2NR17 2NR: also in NR17 2NR17 2NS: also in NR17 2NR17 2NU: also in NR17 2NR17 2NW: also in NR17 2NR17 2NX: also in NR17 2NR17 2NY: also in NR17 2NR17 2NZ: also in NR17 2NR17 2PB: also in NR17 2NR17 2PD: also in NR17 2NR17 2PE: also in NR17 2NR17 2PF: also in NR17 2NR17 2PG: also in NR17 2NR17 2PS: also in NR17 2NR17 2PT: also in NR17 2NR17 2PU: also in NR17 2NR17 2PY: also in NR17 2NR17 2QA: also in NR17 2NR17 2QB: also in NR17 2NR17 2QE: also in NR17 2NR17 2QG: also in NR17 2NR17 2QP: also in NR17 2NR17 2QW: also in NR17 2NR17 2RA: also in NR17 2NR17 2RB: also in NR17 2NR17 2RD: also in NR17 2NR17 2RE: also in NR17 2NR17 2RF: also in NR17 2NR17 2RG: also in NR17 2NR17 2RJ: also in NR17 2NR17 2RL: also in NR17 2NR17 2RP: also in NR17 2NR17 2RQ: also in NR17 2NR17 2RW: also in NR17 2NR17 2RX: also in NR17 2NR17 2SA: also in NR17 2NR17 2SB: also in NR17 2NR17 2SD: also in NR17 2NR17 2SE: also in NR17 2NR17 2SF: also in NR17 2NR17 2SG: also in NR17 2NR17 2SH: also in NR17 2NR17 2SJ: also in NR17 2NR17 2SL: also in NR17 2NR17 2SN: also in NR17 2NR17 2SP: also in NR17 2NR17 2SQ: also in NR17 2NR17 2XF: also in NR17 2 2 schools, 2.7 kmSpooner Row station 3.7 kmHingham Surgery 7.1 kmAttleborough Queens & Besthorpe NR17 2NT Map of NR17 2NT and what is near it Map of NR17 2NT: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the NR17 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 schools, 2.7 kmAttleborough Queens & Besthorpe NR17 2NT
  • NR17 2NT
  • Other postcodes in NR17 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • 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 52.5247, longitude 1.0349)

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 NR17 2NT?

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 NR17 2NT?

Every home and business at NR17 2NT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NR17 2NT 100% Breckland 67%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NR17 2NT 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 NR17 2NT?

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 NR17 2NT 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 NR17 2NT.

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 NR17 2NT: 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 NR17 2NT 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 NR17 2NT?

Homes in NR17 2 sold for a typical £252,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 127 sales, down 7.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£252,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£272,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £310,000 61 sales
  • Semi-detached £237,500 36 sales
  • Terraced £204,750 18 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £130,000 12 sales

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

Across the whole NR17 district: a typical £267,500 from 277 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 NR17 2NT

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NR17 2NT 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 NR17 2NT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around NR17 2NT. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (24%). 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 NR17 2NT

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 B, the most common, is £1,901.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (9%)£1,629
Band Babout 330 (30%)£1,901
Band Cabout 330 (30%)£2,172
Band Dabout 200 (18%)£2,444
Band Eabout 90 (8%)£2,987
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£3,530
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,073
Band Hwithheld£4,887

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 24% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 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 NR17 2NT is in (ONS area E01026448), 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 NR17 2NT?

The nearest open schools to NR17 2NT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NR17 2NT, 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 NR17 2NT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NR17 2NT is Attleborough Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Attleborough Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Spooner Row Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mill Lane, 147 m away.

More stations near NR17 2NT, 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 NR17 2NT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NR17 2NT, 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 NR17 2NT?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NR17 2NT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • eVolt Charging point · 2 chargers · CHAdeMO, Type 2 tethered · up to 50 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 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 NR17 2NT?

The nearest to the centre of NR17 2NT, 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 NR17 2NT?

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 NR17 2NT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NR17 2NT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 NR17 2NT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NR17 2NT, 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 NR17 2NT?

The nearest vets to the centre of NR17 2NT 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 NR17 2NT in a conservation area?

The centre of NR17 2NT 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 NR17 2NT?

Police.uk records 16 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NR17 2NT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences10 reports
Other theft2 reports
Theft from the person1 report
Drugs1 report
Possession of weapons1 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 NR17 2NT

Ward
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe
Parish
Attleborough
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Besthorpe
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to 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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