Postcode · Attleborough

NR17 1EU area guide

Who lives in NR17 1EU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham
Council: Breckland
Region: East of England
Neighbourhood population: 2,327 (2024)

NR17 1EUAttleborough

At a glance

What NR17 1EU is like

NR17 1EU is a postcode in the Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham area of Breckland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,327 people. 77% of households own their home, 17.3% rent privately and 5.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in NR17 1 sold for a median of £300,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How NR17 1EU compares

Headline figures for NR17 1EU, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 17.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£300,000

Median over 150 sales in NR17 1, −4.2% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

83%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools nearby.

Household incomeMore

£53,005

Average annual income before tax, higher than 50% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NR17 1EU differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
28.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
77% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

NR17 1EU FAQs

Is NR17 1EU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 83% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in NR17 1EU?

The median sale price over the last year was £300,000.

Homes in NR17 1 sold for a median of £300,000 across 150 sales in the year to August 2026, −4.2% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is NR17 1EU safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around NR17 1EU, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in NR17 1EU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.7% of residents. 77% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (68.1%).

Which council covers NR17 1EU?

The local authority for NR17 1EU is Breckland.

NR17 1EU comes under Breckland in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NR17 1EU?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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