NR3 3DN Norwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mancroft. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Chatham Street, Norwich: 18 addresses
- Gildencroft, 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 A (75% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, City Centre. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- 18 AND 20, SUSSEX STREET, grade II
- 22, SUSSEX STREET, grade II
- 24, SUSSEX STREET, grade II
- 26-40, SUSSEX STREET, grade II
- 27 AND 29, SUSSEX STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Furniture Store/Land and buildings incl 70-72 Sussex Street, Norwich NR3 3DE: up to 17 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- 140-154 Oak Street, Norwich NR3 3BP: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- 161 Oak Street, Norwich NR3 3AY: up to 40 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- St Crispins Road/Pitt Street, Norwich NR3 1DF: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- 41 - 43 St Augustines Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- St. Mary's Works, Duke Street, Norwich NR3 3AF: up to 151 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 34 Magpie Road, Norwich NR3 1JQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Anglia Square, Norwich: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (300 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 19 addresses are between 6 m and 8 m above sea level (8 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 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wingfield Road Norwich | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest RCP Parking | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 110 km (69 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oak Street Medical Pract. | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wellbeing Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penny Wiles Dental Practice | 200 m |
| Hospital | Norwich Community Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Karma Police Station | 130 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mfg - St. Benedicts Filling Station | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wensum Park 13 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,390 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,050 m² | 70 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,200 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Augustine, a listed building (Grade I), 170 m east. 541 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 40 of them Grade I and 61 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m east |
| 71, Botolph Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m east |
| Church of St Martin at Oak | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m south |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m south |
| Wensum Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) south |
| The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains | Scheduled monument | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Waterloo Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapham Wood | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Heigham Grove | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| St James Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Lakenham Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Trowse Eye | Tidal water | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 19 |
3 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Chatham Street.