NR1 1JA Norwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thorpe Hamlet. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Kerrison Road, Norwich: 26 addresses
- Hardy Road, Norwich: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Kerrison Road, Richmond Hill: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Norwich in 2026-27: Band D £2,503 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,669 | £1,947 | £2,225 | £2,503 | £3,060 | £3,616 | £4,172 | £5,007 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (38% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 63-79, Cozens Road, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Site of ATB Laurence Scott, Kerrison Road/Hardy Road, Norwich NR1 1JN: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Land adjoining Norwich City Football Club (incl Groundsmans Hut and Players Car Park) & Land North Of Carrow Quay, Kerrison Road, Norwich: up to 300 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Carrow Works: up to 1,200 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Clarence House, Clarence Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Land at Lower Clarence Road, Norwich: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Cardiff House, 51 Thorpe Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Busseys Garage Site, Thorpe Road and Lower Clarence Road, Norwich: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- 122 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RT, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 15 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 20 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 20 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 2 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Norwich 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carrow Park Norwich | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Car Park - Norwich | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 110 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Norwich Practices Health Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riverside Dental | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Colman Hospital | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Bethel Street Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Zams Chicken Cashzone | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carrow Park 5,220 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Whitlingham Country Park 94 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carrow Park Community Sports Foundation 2,770 m² | 70 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,700 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 95 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Carrow Priory (ruined portions), a scheduled monument, 440 m (0.3 miles) south. 101 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carrow Priory (ruined portions) | Scheduled monument | 440 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Carrow Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Conservatory at Carrow House | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Rosary Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Church of St Etheldreda | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Watergate, The Close | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Remains of St Leonard's Priory | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Garden at Ketts Castle Villa | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bracondale Grove | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Trowse Eye | Tidal water | 690 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Whitlingham Little Broad | Lake or reservoir | 790 m (0.5 miles) east |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Whitlingham Marsh | Wetland | 4 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 28 |
1 of the postcode's 28 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Norwich: see them on the Norwich page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Kerrison Road.