Compare My Postcode

NR17 postcode area · Breckland

The NR17 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Breckland. Area Scores range from 41 to 63 across them. Every full NR17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the NR17 district's neighbourhoods is Buckenhams & Snetterton (64 out of 100, #2,473 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham (41). All 3 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. Median prices range from £260,000 in Attleborough to £340,000 in Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,637a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime44per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the NR17 district

£292,500median home sold over the past year · +17.0% over 5 years · +0.9% over the year · 325 sales
Detached£360,000
Semi-detached£244,000
Terraced£210,000
Flat£124,000
Breckland£267,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Buckenhams & SnettertonBreckland 2,47364 £313,500
AttleboroughBreckland 2,59662 £260,000
Wayland, Ellingham & Great HockhamBreckland 4,01541 £340,000

People living in NR17 Census 2021

Residents27,168
Median age (est.)45
Density107per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above25%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 10%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Managers & directors 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NR17.

NR16 IP25 NR18 NR9 IP22 IP98 IP24 NR19

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.