Brazen Gate Norwich
148 addresses across 9 postcodes (NR1), about 420 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 28901173.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 4, D: 7, E: 1, F: 4, G: 2).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Norwich costs £2,503 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Norwich, about 870 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Castle Gardens, is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 22 to 30 m above sea level.
- Noise: 103 of its 149 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Norwich Practices Health Centre, about 350 m away, with 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,980 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 33% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 710 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: Flat (19); House, end-terrace (1); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (12); 2003-2006 (5); 1900-1929 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (13); owner-occupied (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 2 Marchaunts Place, 41, All Saints Green
- 4 Marchaunts Place, 41, All Saints Green
- 5 Marchaunts Place, 41, All Saints Green
- 6 Marchaunts Place, 41, All Saints Green
- 7 Marchaunts Place, 41, All Saints Green
- 8 Marchaunts Place, 41, All Saints Green
- 9 Marchaunts Place, 41, All Saints Green
- 12a, All Saints Green
- Flat 1 Ivory House, All Saints Green
- Flat 2 Ivory House, All Saints Green
- Flat 5 Ivory House, All Saints Green
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (47% of about 2,530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, City Centre. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 21.
- 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
- ALL SAINTS CHURCH, grade I
- NORWICH UNION OFFICES, grade I
- 9, SURREY STREET, grade II*
- ST CATHERINE'S CLOSE, grade II*
- 10, ALL SAINTS GREEN, grade II
- 12, ALL SAINTS GREEN, grade II
- 14 AND 16, ALL SAINTS GREEN, grade II
- 15-17, SURREY STREET, grade II
- 29-35, SURREY STREET, grade II
- 33 AND 35, ALL SAINTS GREEN, grade II
- 37 AND 39, ALL SAINTS GREEN, grade II
- 41 AND 43, TIMBERHILL, grade II
- 41, ALL SAINTS GREEN, grade II
- 43, ALL SAINTS GREEN, grade II
- 45, ALL SAINTS GREEN, grade II
- 50, ALL SAINTS GREEN, grade II
- FORECOURT RAILINGS TO NUMBER 9, grade II
- FORECOURT WALL AND BALUSTRADE TO NORWICH UNION OFFICES, grade II
- FORECOURT WALL, RAILINGS AND GATE PIERS TO NUMBERS 15-17, grade II
- IVORY HOUSE, grade II
- SURREY COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 41 All Saints Green, Norwich NR1 3LY, permissioned (40 m)
- Former Mecca Bingo, 30 All Saints Green, Norwich, permissioned (70 m)
- Land North West Side Of 25-27 Surrey Street, Norwich NR1 3NX: up to 8 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Ivory House, All Saints Green, Norwich NR1 3NB: up to 7 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Sentinel House, 37-43 Surrey Street, Norwich NR1 3NX, permissioned (130 m)
- 9 Surrey Street: up to 14 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- St Stephens Street, Norwich: up to 250 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Boars Head Yard and 1- 17 Westlegate and 1- 9 St Stephens Street: up to 69 homes, permissioned (180 m)
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 30 September 2026
- 3 August 2026 to 30 October 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the carriageway (major works)
- 29 September 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 3 August 2026 to 30 October 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR1 3DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR1 3LY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR1 3NB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR1 3NA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR1 3LX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR1 3LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR1 3NY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR1 3GG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR1 3NX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 149 addresses are between 22 m and 30 m above sea level (27 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR1 3GG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NR1 3LP | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| NR1 3LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR1 3LY | 92% | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| NR1 3NA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NR1 3NB | 100% | 80% | 0% | 0% |
| NR1 3NX | 100% | 74% | 33% | 0% |
| NR1 3NY | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Norwich 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 70 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest John Lewis Norwich City Centre | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 110 m |
| Car parks | 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest RCP Parking | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 110 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Norwich Practices Health Centre | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 22 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest All Saints Dental Clinic | 30 m |
| Hospital | Colman Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Bethel Street Police Station | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Gardens 1.9 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Chapelfield Gardens 3.0 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,200 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 5.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Catherine's Close, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m south. 652 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 43 of them Grade I and 88 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Close | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m south |
| Norwich Union Offices | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m north-west |
| 9, Surrey Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-west |
| All Saints Church | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m north |
| City walls and towers | Scheduled monument | 320 m north |
| Curat's House, Haymarket | Scheduled monument | 380 m north |
| Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College | Scheduled monument | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Chapelfield Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| The Plantation Garden, Norwich | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 310 m south-east |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Lakenham Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 900 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Heigham Grove | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Bracondale Grove | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Trowse Eye | Tidal water | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 92 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 149 |
103 of the street's 149 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 Norwich: see them on the Norwich page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Free School Norwich | Primary | 4–11 | 50 m | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Notre Dame High School, Norwich Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 200 m | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bignold Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Charles Darwin Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education | 16 plus | 16–99 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lakenham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Jane Austen College | Secondary | 11–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hewett Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Avenue Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lionwood Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Magdalen Gates Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheers Steak House NR1 3NY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2025 |
| The Free School Norwich NR1 3NX | School/college/university | 50 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Set Your Sights NR1 3NX | School/college/university | 50 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2024 |
| Premier Free School Wrap Around Care NR1 3NX | School/college/university | 50 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Norfolk News NR1 3NX | Retailers - other | 60 m | 4 Good | 17 Jan 2025 |
| 7 Surrey Street Ltd NR1 3NX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 4 Good | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Cafe Connect Co NR1 3NX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Stepping Stones Cafe @ YMCA Central NR1 3GX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 100 m | 4 Good | 30 Apr 2025 |
| John Lewis - The Place To Eat NR1 3LX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 4 Good | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Benugo NR1 3LX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Platter (by Benugo At John Lewis) NR1 3LX | Retailers - other | 130 m | 4 Good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Root Cafe NR1 3NB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2026 |
| Aviva Staff Restaurant NR1 3UY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Strangers Coffee Company NR1 3NA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2022 |
| Pig And Whistle NR1 3NA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 23 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 192 |
| Shoplifting | 178 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 136 |
| Public order | 53 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Other theft | 35 |
| Bicycle theft | 19 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (189); On or near St Stephens Street (126); On or near Brooke Place (97); On or near Lion And Castle Yard (69); On or near Parking Area (58).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 31% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 26% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- NR1 3DQ: 73 addresses of 76 in the postcode
- NR1 3LY: 37 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- NR1 3NB: 13 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- NR1 3NA: 12 addresses
- NR1 3LX: 6 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- NR1 3LP: 3 addresses
- NR1 3NY: 2 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- NR1 3GG: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- NR1 3NX: 1 address of 116 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Surrey Grove · Winalls Yard · Brooke Place · Surrey Street · Ber Street · All Saints Green · All Saints Street · Queens Road · Westlegate · St Stephens Street · Carlton Gardens · Thorn Lane
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.