NR2 3AY Norwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Nelson. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Belvoir Street, Norwich: 65 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 (39% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 73-77 Dereham Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Land At Goldsmith Street Greyhound Opening And Haslips Close, Norwich: up to 105 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- 3A Unthank Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- St Peters Methodist Church, Park Lane: up to 20 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Barn Road Car Park, Norwich: up to 120 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Garages Opposite 2 Oxford Street, Norwich, permissioned (640 m)
- Site of Earl of Leicester PH, 238 Dereham Road, Norwich NR2 3TL, not permissioned (690 m)
- Site of Earl of Leicester PH, 238 Dereham Road, Norwich NR2 3TL: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (690 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 27 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 65 addresses are between 8 m and 11 m above sea level (9 m on average).
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 | 2.1 km |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km | |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Gladstone Street Norwich | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Barn Road Car Park | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 4.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 109.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Pottergate Med Prac | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest West End Street Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dereham Road (Dental Surgery) | 250 m |
| Hospital | Julian Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Karma Police Station | 910 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,080 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wensum Park 13 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 860 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,420 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Plantation Garden, Norwich, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 420 m south-east. 206 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation Garden, Norwich | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 420 m south-east |
| Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m south-east |
| Remains of St Benedict's Church | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m east |
| Holkham House | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m east |
| Norwich Arts Centre | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m east |
| Chapelfield Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 820 m south-east |
| St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street | Scheduled monument | 920 m east |
| St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Heigham Grove | Wood | 450 m south-east |
| Clapham Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-west |
| Earlham Grove | Wood | 2.1 km west |
| Trowse Eye | Tidal water | 3.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 65 |
14 of the postcode's 65 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Belvoir Street.