NR9 3LS South Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hethersett. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Hart's Lane, Bawburgh: 38 addresses
- New Road, Bawburgh: 1 address
- Stocks Hill, South Norfolk: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Norfolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,483 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,655 | £1,931 | £2,207 | £2,483 | £3,035 | £3,586 | £4,138 | £4,966 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (23% of about 1,580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bawburgh Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- BLACKSMITH'S COTTAGE, grade II
- KING'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE AND ADJOINING HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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 28 homes the Environment Agency counts, 6 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 5 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 40 addresses are between 12 m and 28 m above sea level (14 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 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Spooner Row 690 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kings Head Bawburgh | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Costessey Park And Ride | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 106 km (66 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Roundwell Medical Centre | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | E-Pharmacy | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Beechcroft Dental Practice | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Private Hospital | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | North Earlham Police Station | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Namco Norwich Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,100 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,690 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,900 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bawburgh Bridge, a scheduled monument, 160 m south-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bawburgh Bridge | Scheduled monument | 160 m south-east |
| The Hermit's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m east |
| Two garden houses near the Hall | Scheduled monument | 250 m east |
| Church Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-west |
| The Slipper Chapel in Garden of Brecon House | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m east |
| Church of St Mary and St Walstan | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Rookery | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Clinkhill Plantation | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Beech Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Reservoir Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Long Dale | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Barford Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 40 |
7 of the postcode's 40 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 South Norfolk: see them on the South Norfolk page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Hart's Lane.