NR2 2LP Norwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town Close. Region: East of England.
Streets
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 B (37% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Newmarket Road. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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
- 10, IPSWICH ROAD, grade II
- 10, NEWMARKET ROAD, grade II
- 12 AND 14, NEWMARKET ROAD, grade II
- 12, IPSWICH ROAD, grade II
- 16 AND 18, NEWMARKET ROAD, grade II
- 20, NEWMARKET ROAD, grade II
- 8, IPSWICH ROAD, grade II
- ANNESLEY HOTEL, grade II
- ANNESLEY HOTEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Garages Opposite 46 Goldwell Road, Norwich, permissioned (650 m)
- Ivory House, All Saints Green, Norwich NR1 3NB: up to 7 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- St Stephens Street, Norwich: up to 250 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Sentinel House, 37-43 Surrey Street, Norwich NR1 3NX, permissioned (720 m)
- Land North West Side Of 25-27 Surrey Street, Norwich NR1 3NX: up to 8 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Land at Queens Road and Surrey Street, Norwich: up to 101 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- 9 Surrey Street: up to 14 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Garages Opposite 2 Oxford Street, Norwich, permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 11 addresses are between 29 m and 33 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 86%, gigabit 86% 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 | 1.6 km |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Ipswich Grove Norwich | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 630 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 6.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 108.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Stephens Gate Medical Partnership | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest St Stephens Gate Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Norfolk Dental Specialists | 420 m |
| Hospital | Colman Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Bethel Street Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Norwich City College Cashzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Chapelfield Gardens 3.0 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,540 m² | 270 m |
| Allotments | Lakenham Allotments 4,180 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Inverleith, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m south-west. 220 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Inverleith | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south-west |
| St Catherine's Close | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north-east |
| 9, Surrey Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m north-east |
| Norwich Union Offices | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m north-east |
| Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College | Scheduled monument | 840 m north |
| Chapelfield Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 840 m north |
| Curat's House, Haymarket | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| City walls and towers | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| The Plantation Garden, Norwich | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 890 m east |
| Lakenham Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 920 m south-east |
| Heigham Grove | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Bracondale Grove | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Trowse Eye | Tidal water | 2.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 11 |
11 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.