NR1 2EA Norwich
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. Ward: Lakenham. Region: East of England.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (41% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- MILL HOUSE, grade II
- TROWSE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- May Gurney & Keir site & Carrow Yacht Club, Trowse, Planning Permission (280 m)
- May Gurney & Keir site & Carrow Yacht Club, Trowse, permissioned (400 m)
- Carrow Works: up to 1,200 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Land North Of 13 - 46 Lakenfields: up to 6 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Deal Ground, Bracondale, Norwich: up to 580 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Deal Ground, Bracondale, Norwich, permissioned (570 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 (710 m)
- Site of ATB Laurence Scott, Kerrison Road/Hardy Road, Norwich NR1 1JN: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Norwich 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Brundall 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest County Hall Norwich | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Norwich | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 7.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 109.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lakenham Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Colman Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Bethel Street Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Martineau Lane Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Trowse Common 1.3 ha | 480 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,700 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,930 m² | 610 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 310 m south-east. 69 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m south-east |
| Carrow Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m north |
| Carrow Priory (ruined portions) | Scheduled monument | 410 m north |
| Conservatory at Carrow House | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m north-west |
| Tower and Adjoining Retaining Wall to Rear of Number 58 | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-west |
| 'Woodhenge', Arminghall | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Crown Point | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km east |
| The Rosary Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bracondale Grove | Wood | 560 m north-west |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 830 m north-west |
| Lakenham Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 930 m west |
| Trowse Eye | Tidal water | 1.1 km north-east |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-west |
| Whitlingham Marsh | Wetland | 4.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.