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Thinking of living at NR19 2TW? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Dereham Church of England Junior Academy | Primary | 600 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Grove House Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| King's Park Infant School, Dereham | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| Northgate High School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dereham Neatherd High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near NR19 2TW, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Dereham Recreation Ground | 880 m | 3 |
| Boxing | Dereham & District Amature Boxing Club | 560 m | 1 |
| Rugby | Dereham Rugby Football Club | 900 m | 1 |
| 9pin | Strikes | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Dereham Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Golf | Dereham Golf Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Dereham Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Dereham Hockey Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Wymondham, a drive away (18 km), with 198k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Norwich.
The nearest bus stop is Chestnut Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes A, B, 4, 11); 13 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 76 minutes away by public transport (29 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy, a few minutes' walk (500 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Northgate High School, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 41 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tropical Spices Dereham, 600 m away; FMdeli (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Orchard Surgery (800 m), with Remedium Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Church St. Barber Shop is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 25 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 68% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 5 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Dereham Meeting Point is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The George Hotel the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 41 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 59% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 32% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 143 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Dereham Commonland, 200 m away; for exercise, Barretts Health & Fitness (650 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Norwich is 28 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 98 km.
35 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.