NR1 2EE Norwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lakenham. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Bracondale, Norwich: 26 addresses
- Europa Way, Norwich: 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 (41% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Trowse. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Early C20 engine house, boiler house and coal store at Trowse Sewage Pumping Station, grade II
- Trowse Railway Station, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- May Gurney & Keir site & Carrow Yacht Club, Trowse, Planning Permission (230 m)
- May Gurney & Keir site & Carrow Yacht Club, Trowse, permissioned (310 m)
- Carrow Works: up to 1,200 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Deal Ground, Bracondale, Norwich: up to 580 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Deal Ground, Bracondale, Norwich, permissioned (470 m)
- Land North Of 13 - 46 Lakenfields: up to 6 homes, permissioned (620 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 (630 m)
- Site of ATB Laurence Scott, Kerrison Road/Hardy Road, Norwich NR1 1JN: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 4 m and 8 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Europa Way Norwich | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Norwich | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 7.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 109.6 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 | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Bethel Street Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Martineau Lane Cashzone | 530 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 | 620 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 | 650 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 550 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. 71 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 Priory (ruined portions) | Scheduled monument | 330 m north |
| Carrow Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m north |
| Conservatory at Carrow House | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 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 | 1.1 km south |
| Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Crown Point | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km east |
| The Rosary Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bracondale Grove | Wood | 530 m north-west |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 810 m north-west |
| Lakenham Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Trowse Eye | Tidal water | 1.0 km north-east |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-west |
| Whitlingham Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 3 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 15 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 5 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 4 |
9 of the postcode's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 23 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bracondale.