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NR9 4EP area guide

Who lives in NR9 4EP, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth
Council: Breckland
Region: East of England
Neighbourhood population: 1,670 (2024)

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At a glance

What NR9 4EP is like

NR9 4EP is a postcode in the Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth area of Breckland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,670 people. 78.6% of households own their home, 12.9% rent privately and 8.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54.9% 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 NR9 4 sold for a median of £330,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How NR9 4EP compares

Headline figures for NR9 4EP, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 17.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£330,000

Median over 65 sales in NR9 4, +1.5% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

75%

Rated good or better across 4 inspected schools nearby.

Household incomeMore

£52,764

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NR9 4EP differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
26.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 12.9% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
78.6% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

NR9 4EP FAQs

Is NR9 4EP a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 75% 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 NR9 4EP?

The median sale price over the last year was £330,000.

Homes in NR9 4 sold for a median of £330,000 across 65 sales in the year to August 2026, +1.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is NR9 4EP safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around NR9 4EP, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in NR9 4EP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.8% of residents. 78.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (66.4%).

Which council covers NR9 4EP?

The local authority for NR9 4EP is Breckland.

NR9 4EP comes under Breckland in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NR9 4EP?

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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