NR7 9RF Norwich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crome. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Redfern Close, Norwich: 19 addresses
- Unnamed street near Redfern Close, Heartsease: 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 (53% of about 790 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
- Garages Adjacent To 40 Thurling Plain, Norwich NR7 9QG, permissioned (120 m)
- Former Church, Heartsease Lane, Norwich, not permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 38 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 | 2.9 km |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Springfield Road Heartsease | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cottage Plantation And Harrison's Wood Parking | 740 m |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station - Yarmouth Road, Norwich. | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 5.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 113.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Thorpewood Medical Group | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Woodside Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Little Plumstead Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Sprowston Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest East of England Co-op Heartsease, Heartsease Estate Cashzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.7 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cottage Farm Allotments 2.8 ha | 520 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site of St William's Chapel, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Site of St William's Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Former Norwich Second World War IN-Station | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Garden at Ketts Castle Villa | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-west |
| The Rosary Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Racecourse Plantation | Wood | 920 m north-east |
| Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| St James Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| New Cut | Tidal water | 2.2 km south |
| Whitlingham Great Broad | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south |
| Whitlingham Marsh | Wetland | 3.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 20 | 20 |
None of the postcode's 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 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) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Redfern Close.