NR21 9LQ postcode in North Creake, Norfolk
NR21 9LQ is a postcode in North Creake, in the Bircham with Rudhams ward of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is in the North West Norfolk parliamentary constituency and the Norfolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where NR21 9LQ is, and what is near it
- NR21 9LQ
- Other postcodes in NR21 9: press one for its page
- 2 schools
- 2 GP practices
- 2 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 52.9085, longitude 0.7519)
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 NR21 9LQ?
- King's Lynn and West NorfolkDistrict council King's Lynn and West Norfolk: bins, council tax, planning
- NorfolkCounty council Norfolk: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around NR21 9LQ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- NorfolkPolice force area
- North West NorfolkParliamentary constituency. Its MP is James Wild (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact James Wild
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 NR21 9LQ?
Every home and business at NR21 9LQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 60% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 NR21 9LQ?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for NR21 9LQ.
Check the bin days for NR21 9LQ on BinDayBuddySource: 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 NR21 9LQ at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Low riskThe Environment Agency counts 51 homes and businesses at NR21 9LQ. 7 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
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.
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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NR21 9LQ: 1,344 properties in King's Lynn and West Norfolk are at high risk (1.3% of all its properties). All the figures for King's Lynn and West 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 NR21 9LQ 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near NR21 9LQ?
Homes in NR21 9 sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 48 sales, down 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £391,000 10 sales
- Semi-detached £240,000 23 sales
- Terraced £205,000 15 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole NR21 district: a typical £266,501 from 190 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 NR21 9LQ
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in NR21 9LQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 May 2024. 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 NR21 9LQ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,370 homes in the neighbourhood around NR21 9LQ. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in King's Lynn and West Norfolk for 2026‑27: £2,430. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,620 (band A) to £4,860 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,890.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 150 (11%) | £1,620 |
| Band B | about 300 (22%) | £1,890 |
| Band C | about 230 (17%) | £2,160 |
| Band D | about 190 (14%) | £2,430 |
| Band E | about 170 (12%) | £2,970 |
| Band F | about 150 (11%) | £3,510 |
| Band G | about 160 (12%) | £4,050 |
| Band H | about 20 (1%) | £4,860 |
When the homes were built
- 29% Before 1900
- 5% 1900 to 1918
- 11% 1919 to 1939
- 8% 1945 to 1964
- 13% 1965 to 1982
- 14% 1983 to 1999
- 7% 2000 to 2009
- 8% 2010 to 2019
- 4% 2020 or later
Averages for King's Lynn and West 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 NR21 9LQ is in (ONS area E01026646), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 NR21 9LQ?
The nearest open schools to NR21 9LQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
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 NR21 9LQ?
There is no railway station within 20 km of the centre of NR21 9LQ.
2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bus Shelter, 242 m away.
More stations near NR21 9LQ, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near NR21 9LQ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of NR21 9LQ, 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.
- Burnham Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01328 737000 4.2 kmCycle
- Wells Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report December 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01328 710741 8.5 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Find a GP on the NHS websiteSource: 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 NR21 9LQ?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of NR21 9LQ 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near NR21 9LQ?
The nearest to the centre of NR21 9LQ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Burnham Market Dental Surgery Phone 01328 738525 4.4 kmCycle
- Damira Wells Phone 01328 710999 7.6 kmDrive
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 NR21 9LQ?
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.
- Kelling Hospital Phone 01603 697300 24.4 kmDrive
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2026 · Phone 01553 613613 26.6 kmDrive
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 NR21 9LQ?
The nearest vets to the centre of NR21 9LQ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Grove Veterinary Hospital Phone +44 1328 862137 11.0 kmDrive
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 NR21 9LQ in a conservation area?
The centre of NR21 9LQ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
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 NR21 9LQ?
Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NR21 9LQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for NR21 9LQ
- Ward
- Bircham with Rudhams
- Parish
- North Creake
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- North Creake
- Rural or urban
- Smaller 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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