NR4 6PY Norwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eaton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Eaton Road, Norwich: 19 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 E (29% of about 770 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Flordon House, 195 Unthank Road, Norwich NR2 2PQ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Parish Hall And Vicarage Garden Site, Little John Road, Norwich: up to 10 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 33 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 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Leopold Road Norwich | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Q-Park | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 108 km (67 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Stephens Gate Medical Partnership | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hurn Chemist | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ipswich Road Surgery Limited | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Colman Hospital | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | North Earlham Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shell Ipswich Road | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Eaton Park 22 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,200 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Inverleith, a listed building (Grade II*), 440 m (0.3 miles) east. 64 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Inverleith | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Two tumuli, Eaton Heath | Scheduled monument | 840 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Eaton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Heigham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Cringleford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Danby Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Bluebell Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Trowse Eye | Tidal water | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Braymeadow Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 19 |
10 of the postcode's 19 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Eaton Road.