NR7 0QA Broadland
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. Ward: Thorpe St Andrew South East. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Whitlingham Lane, Norwich: 11 addresses
- Whitlingham Lane, Norwich: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Broadland in 2026-27: Band D £2,438 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,625 | £1,896 | £2,167 | £2,438 | £2,980 | £3,521 | £4,063 | £4,876 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (22% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- 107-113, YARMOUTH ROAD, grade II
- THE WHITE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Thorpe Glass 34A Yarmouth Road Thorpe St Andrew Norwich Norfolk NR7 0EF: up to 6 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Pinebanks, 9 Yarmouth Rd, Thorpe St Andrew, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 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: of the 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 12 addresses are between 1 m and 2 m above sea level (2 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 83%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% 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 |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Brundall 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Barber Place Thorpe St Andrew | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest RCP Parking - Picnic Site | 640 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station - Yarmouth Road, Norwich. | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 7.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 112.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest East Norwich Medical Partnership | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Thorpe Health Centre Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest John G Plummer And Associates | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Little Plumstead Hospital | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Bethel Street Police Station | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | East of England Co-op Thorpe ST Andrew, 12 Laundry Lane Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest River Green 3,040 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Whitlingham Country Park 94 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,830 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Sir George Morse Park 8.2 ha | 810 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 94 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ruin of Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m west. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ruin of Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m west |
| Garden House 40M South of Walpole House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Former Norwich Second World War IN-Station | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Crown Point | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-west |
| The Rosary Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rough Marsh Plantation | Wood | 280 m south |
| Whitlingham Great Broad | Lake or reservoir | 730 m south-west |
| Old Wood | Wood | 750 m south |
| New Cut | Tidal water | 1.0 km west |
| Whitlingham Marsh | Wetland | 1.8 km east |
| St James Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Whitlingham Lane.