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Thinking of living at NR20 3AR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's Park Infant School, Dereham | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| Dereham Church of England Junior Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Grove House Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School | Primary | 1.5 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Dereham Neatherd High School | Secondary | 300 m | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Northgate High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near NR20 3AR, 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 Neatherd High School | 230 m | 4 |
| Swimming | Dereham Leisure Centre | 480 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Dereham Cricket Club | 170 m | 1 |
| Hockey | Dereham Hockey Club | 360 m | 1 |
| 9pin | Strikes | 440 m | 1 |
| Boxing | Dereham & District Amature Boxing Club | 860 m | 1 |
| Rugby | Dereham Rugby Football Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Golf | Dereham Golf Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Swanton Morley Bowls Club | 4.7 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 (17 km), with 198k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Norwich.
The nearest bus stop is Greenfields Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes A, B, 8, D); 38 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 61 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
The nearest primary school is King's Park Infant School, Dereham, about a 10-minute walk (750 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Dereham Neatherd High School, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 47.4 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is One Stop, 50 m away; Morrisons Daily - East Dereham (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Orchard Surgery (600 m), with Dereham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Opaz Beauty & Aesthetics is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 20 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: 30 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Strikes Bowl Multiplex is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Coachmakers Arms the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 106 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 95 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 25% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 237 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Fleece Meadow, 500 m away; for exercise, Dereham Leisure Centre (500 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Norwich is 23 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 100 km.
34 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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Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
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.