NR2 2NG Norwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town Close. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Fairmile Close, Norwich: 4 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 B (38% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- INVERLEITH, grade II*
- GATES, GATE PIERS AND BOUNDARY WALL OF NUMBER 2, grade II
- THE LARCHES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Flordon House, 195 Unthank Road, Norwich NR2 2PQ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Parish Hall And Vicarage Garden Site, Little John Road, Norwich: up to 10 homes, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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 addresses are about 30 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 | 2.4 km |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km | |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Plantsman Close Norwich | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park | 500 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 6.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 108.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Stephens Gate Medical Partnership | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hurn Chemist | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ipswich Road Surgery Limited | 490 m |
| Hospital | Colman Hospital | 720 m |
| Police station | Bethel Street Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Shell Ipswich Road | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,990 m² | 940 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,200 m² | 1.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Inverleith, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m east. 83 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Inverleith | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m east |
| Two tumuli, Eaton Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Heigham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-west |
| Eaton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km west |
| Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Curat's House, Haymarket | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Danby Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Lakenham Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km east |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-east |
| Trowse Eye | Tidal water | 3.2 km east |
| Braymeadow Bottom | Valley | 5.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Fairmile Close.