NR5 9AP Norwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bowthorpe. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Rawley Road, Norwich: 2 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 (51% of about 700 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)
- 112 St Mildreds Road: up to 14 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 32 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) | |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bus Shelter Bowthorpe | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | NRP Car Park | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 108 km (67 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Trinity & Bowthorpe Medical Practice | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bowthorpe Pharmacy | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beechcroft Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Private Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | North Earlham Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mfg - Oval, New Cottessey | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bowthorpe Park 3.8 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,510 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of Bowthorpe Church, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of Bowthorpe Church | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Costessey Henge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Earlham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Norwich City (Earlham Road) Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 420 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Twenty Acre Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Bunkers Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Earlham Grove | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| University of East Anglia Broad | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Bloods Dale | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Rawley Road.