NR23 1RY postcode in North Norfolk, Norfolk
NR23 1RY is a postcode in North Norfolk, in the Wells with Holkham ward. It is in the North Norfolk parliamentary constituency and the Norfolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where NR23 1RY is, and what is near it
- NR23 1RY
- Other postcodes in NR23 1: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 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 52.9135, longitude 0.7995)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; 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 NR23 1RY?
- North NorfolkDistrict council North 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 NR23 1RY Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- NorfolkPolice force area
- North NorfolkParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Steff Aquarone (Liberal Democrat), as Parliament lists them. Contact Steff Aquarone
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 NR23 1RY?
56% of the homes and businesses at NR23 1RY cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, 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 NR23 1RY?
BinDayBuddy does not read North Norfolk District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.
North Norfolk District Council's bin daysSource: 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 NR23 1RY 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 NR23 1RY.
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 North Norfolk
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NR23 1RY: 813 properties in North Norfolk are at high risk (1% of all its properties). All the figures for North 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 NR23 1RY 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 NR23 1RY?
Homes in NR23 1 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.
- 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.
Across the whole NR23 district: a typical £425,000 from 40 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 NR23 1RY
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NR23 1RY 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 NR23 1RY?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around NR23 1RY. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (26%). 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 North Norfolk for 2026‑27: £2,460. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,640 (band A) to £4,100 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,913.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 200 (26%) | £1,640 |
| Band B | about 290 (38%) | £1,913 |
| Band C | about 120 (16%) | £2,187 |
| Band D | about 90 (12%) | £2,460 |
| Band E | about 30 (4%) | £3,007 |
| Band F | about 20 (3%) | £3,553 |
| Band G | about 20 (3%) | £4,100 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,920 |
When the homes were built
- 26% Before 1900
- 3% 1900 to 1918
- 17% 1919 to 1939
- 24% 1945 to 1964
- 13% 1965 to 1982
- 5% 1983 to 1999
- 8% 2000 to 2009
- 1% 2010 to 2019
- 4% 2020 or later
Averages for North 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 NR23 1RY is in (ONS area E01026763), 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 NR23 1RY?
The nearest open schools to NR23 1RY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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
Which GP surgeries are near NR23 1RY?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of NR23 1RY, 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 5.7 kmDrive
- Wells Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report December 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01328 710741 5.8 kmDrive
- Fakenham Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01328 851321 9.4 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 NR23 1RY?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of NR23 1RY 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 NR23 1RY?
The nearest to the centre of NR23 1RY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Damira Wells Phone 01328 710999 5.2 kmDrive
- Burnham Market Dental Surgery Phone 01328 738525 6.0 kmDrive
- Brooklyn House Dental Practice Phone 01328 862620 9.9 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 NR23 1RY?
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 21.2 kmDrive
- Dereham Hospital Phone 01603 697300 26.7 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 NR23 1RY?
The nearest vets to the centre of NR23 1RY 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 9.6 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 NR23 1RY in a conservation area?
The centre of NR23 1RY 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 NR23 1RY?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of NR23 1RY in the latest month it has published.
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 NR23 1RY
- Ward
- Wells with Holkham
- Parish
- Holkham
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- 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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