2,811
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
27 · 3.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£311,000
Median property price
299
Postcodes
Overview of Upper Wensum
Coordinates52.7354, 1.0046
Postcodes
299
Population (Census)
8,847
Households (Census)
2,811
Recorded crime · May '26
27 · 3.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Upper Wensum
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.59 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.59 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Upper Wensum
Property sales · Upper Wensum
HM Land Registry · Upper Wensum
Average price
£348,070
YoY: -9.2%
Median price: £337,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £356,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£614k£441k£268k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Upper Wensum
Crime trends · Upper Wensum
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1382
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +400%
ASB
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +150%
Demographics in Upper Wensum
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.4%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 2.1%
Religion
Christian51.1%
No religion41.1%
Not answered6.4%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
75–8473.8%
16–196.4%
35–495.3%
25–343.6%
65–743.0%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.8%
All members 66+15.4%
Any member 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Other11.0%
+ 7 other households · 30.2%
Schools in Upper Wensum
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bawdeswell Community Primary School
Norfolk · NR20 4RR
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Brisley Church of England Primary Academy
Norfolk · NR20 5LH
Good
5.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lyng Church of England Primary Academy
Norfolk · NR9 5RJ
Good
2.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery
Norfolk · NR20 5JS
Requires improvement
2.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Hockering Church of England Primary Academy
Norfolk · NR20 3HN
Not judged
5.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lyng Church of England Primary School
Norfolk · NR9 5RJ
2.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
North Elmham CEVA Primary School part of Flourish Federation
Norfolk · NR20 5JS
2.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Upper Wensum
Postcodes in Upper Wensum
NR20 3ABNR20 3ADNR20 3AJNR20 3DANR20 3DBNR20 3DDNR20 3DENR20 3DFNR20 3DGNR20 3DHNR20 3DJNR20 3DLNR20 3DNNR20 3DPNR20 3DQNR20 3DRNR20 3DSNR20 3DTNR20 3DUNR20 3DWNR20 3DXNR20 3DYNR20 3DZNR20 3EANR20 3EBNR20 3EDNR20 3EENR20 3EFNR20 3EGNR20 3EHNR20 3EJNR20 3ENNR20 3EPNR20 3EQNR20 3EWNR20 3FANR20 3FUNR20 3GZNR20 3HDNR20 3HENR20 3HFNR20 3HGNR20 3HHNR20 3HJNR20 3HLNR20 3HNNR20 3HPNR20 3HQNR20 3HRNR20 3HSNR20 3HTNR20 3HUNR20 3HWNR20 3HXNR20 3HYNR20 3HZNR20 3JANR20 3JBNR20 3JDNR20 3JENR20 3JNNR20 3JRNR20 3JSNR20 3NJNR20 3PZNR20 3RSNR20 3RTNR20 3SNNR20 3SPNR20 3TQNR20 3TXNR20 3UDNR20 4AANR20 4AHNR20 4AJNR20 4DFNR20 4FWNR20 4FXNR20 4FYNR20 4GSNR20 4HUNR20 4JSNR20 4QENR20 4QFNR20 4QGNR20 4QJNR20 4QLNR20 4QNNR20 4QPNR20 4QQNR20 4QRNR20 4QSNR20 4QTNR20 4QUNR20 4QWNR20 4QXNR20 4QYNR20 4QZNR20 4RANR20 4RBNR20 4RDNR20 4RENR20 4RFNR20 4RGNR20 4RHNR20 4RJNR20 4RLNR20 4RPNR20 4RQNR20 4RRNR20 4RSNR20 4RTNR20 4RUNR20 4RWNR20 4RXNR20 4RZNR20 4SANR20 4SBNR20 4SDNR20 4SE