NR1 4JQ Norwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thorpe Hamlet. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Saunders Court, Gas Hill: 40 addresses
- St Leonards Road, Norwich: 5 addresses
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 A (59% of about 980 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 33 Quebec Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Gas Holder site, Gas Hill, Norwich: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Land east of Bishop Bridge Road (incl 29-31 Bishop Bridge Road), Norwich: up to 50 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Land at Ketts Hill and Bishop Bridge Road, Norwich: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Land adj 29 Ketts Hill: up to 7 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 1 Ferry Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 66 Rosary Road, Norwich: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Heathfield Residential Care, Cannell Green, Norwich, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 46 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 | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Waterworks Thorpe Hamlet | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Norwich Nelson City Centre Car Park | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 111 km (69 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Lionwood Medical Practice | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lionwood Pharmacy | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Norwich (Dental Practice) | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Colman Hospital | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Bethel Street Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Plumstead Road Cashzone | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | Woodrow Pilling Park 4.7 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Garden at Ketts Castle Villa, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 100 m north-west. 143 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 18 of them Grade I and 51 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Garden at Ketts Castle Villa | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 100 m north-west |
| Remains of St Leonard's Priory | Scheduled monument | 190 m south-west |
| Bishop Bridge | Scheduled monument | 340 m west |
| Bishop Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m west |
| Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower | Scheduled monument | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| 52 and 54, Bishopgate | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Water Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| 25, the Close | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Rosary Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St James Hill | Hill | 490 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Lion Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Mousehold Heath | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Trowse Eye | Tidal water | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Whitlingham Little Broad | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Whitlingham Marsh | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 45 | 45 |
None of the postcode's 45 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Saunders Court.