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Wells-Next-the-Sea Area Guide

NR23 1EX · North Norfolk · Norfolk

A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for NR23 1EX.

Sat · 12 Sep
23°high
Partly cloudy17° low
Sun19°14° lowShowers13 Sep
Mon23°14° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Today20°17° lowClear15 Sep
Tomorrow17°12° lowPartly cloudy16 Sep
Thu19°13° lowFair17 Sep
Fri16°11° lowCloudy18 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Wells-Next-the-Sea

NR23 1EX is in the North Norfolk local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Sheringham, about 15.0 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£405,500NR23 postcode district

12 Sep 2025 – 29 May 2026

32 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£300,273North Norfolk

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+1.7%North Norfolk

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £405,500 Use area average: £300,273
PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Wells-Next-the-Sea.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

Got something to sell?

Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Alderman Peel High SchoolSecondary · Ages 11–160.2 mi
  2. Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.3 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,219 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding NR23 1EX—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 10.1%16–64 · 45.0%65+ · 44.9%
What area does this cover?

North Norfolk 002C (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime17

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 5Anti-social behaviour · 3Criminal damage & arson · 3
Employment3.9%

Unemployment estimate for North Norfolk · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for North Norfolk.

Local councilNorth NorfolkLocal authority for NR23 1EX
Latest general election · 2024Liberal Democrats41.4% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Liberal Democrats41.4% of votes65.9% turnout
2019Conservative58.5% of votes72.9% turnout
2017Liberal Democrats48.4% of votes75.3% turnout
2015Liberal Democrats39.1% of votes71.8% turnout
2010Liberal Democrats55.5% of votes73.2% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA4718.7 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.

Nearby fuel prices

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Up to four forecourts within 5 miles of NR23 1EX, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.

  1. WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA FUEL EXPRESS AUTOMAT0.2 mi Unleaded (E10)168.7p14 SepDiesel189.7p14 Sep

Official UK Fuel Finder data

EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Norwich Airport

About 26.3 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
Prison24.6 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Holkham0.3 mi
  2. Blakeney2.5 mi
  3. Holt10.7 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Peddars Way And Norfolk Coast Path0.3 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around NR23 1EX.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around NR23 1EX
EE
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 11:27
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 29 May 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07