Convent Road Norwich
5 addresses across 3 postcodes (NR2), about 190 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 28901278.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 90% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Norwich, about 1.5 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Chapelfield Gardens, is about 110 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 28 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is West Pottergate Med Prac, about 400 m (0.2 miles) away, with 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 160 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 11% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 262 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2018 | 2 NR2 1PA | Other | £1,350,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band A (81% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Heigham Grove. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- 3A Unthank Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- 59 Bethel Street, Norwich NR2 1NR: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Aldwych House, 57 Bethel Street, Norwich NR2 1NR, permissioned (280 m)
- 50-52 St Giles Street and 4 Rigbys Court: up to 6 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Garages Opposite 2 Oxford Street, Norwich, permissioned (320 m)
- Vantage House, Fishers Lane: up to 44 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Barn Road Car Park, Norwich: up to 120 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Land to rear of City Hall, Bethel Street, Norwich: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR2 1PA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR2 2RA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR2 2RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 28 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR2 2RA | 100% | 95% | 90% | 0% |
| NR2 2RB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Norwich 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 57 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Georgian Townhouse Norwich | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Q-Park Chantry Place | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 109 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West Pottergate Med Prac | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vauxhall Street Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 22 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Corner House Dental Practice | 350 m |
| Hospital | Colman Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Bethel Street Police Station | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chapelfield Gardens 3.0 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,200 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 5.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 110 m north. 553 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 31 of them Grade I and 48 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m north |
| The Plantation Garden, Norwich | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 180 m north-west |
| Chapelfield Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 230 m east |
| Churchman House | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m north-east |
| 6, 9 and 10, Ninham's Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m east |
| Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m north-east |
| Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College | Scheduled monument | 460 m (0.3 miles) east |
| St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street | Scheduled monument | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Curat's House, Haymarket | Scheduled monument | 630 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heigham Grove | Wood | 160 m west |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Clapham Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Lakenham Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Trowse Eye | Tidal water | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
5 of the street's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bignold Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Jane Austen College | Secondary | 11–19 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Avenue Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Free School Norwich | Primary | 4–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | 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 |
| Recreation Road Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 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 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nelson Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Charles Darwin Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Magdalen Gates Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hamlet Centre Children's Service NR2 1SJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 4 Nov 2022 |
| First Edition NR2 2SB | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Big Gyros NR2 1LT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 7 Aug 2026 |
| No33 Parkside NR2 1NY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Narthex Cafe And Mac's Bar NR2 2PA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Heathcote Residential Home NR2 2PA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| G&G Fresh NR2 1AB | Retailers - other | 160 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Stock Room NR2 1AB | Retailers - other | 160 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Bread Source NR2 1AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2024 |
| Kofra NR2 1AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Blossom Restaurant NR2 1AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 12 Dec 2025 |
| The Georgian Townhouse NR2 2RB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2025 |
| Nothing Fancy NR2 1NY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2025 |
| REST Cafe NR2 1NR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| Coach \& Horses Norwich Limited NR2 2SL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 106 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 51 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Paragon Place (82); On or near Chapel Field North (39); On or near Convent Road (34); On or near Kimberley Street (19); On or near Walpole Street (19).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 46% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- NR2 1PA: 3 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- NR2 2RA: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
- NR2 2RB: 1 address of 49 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Johnson Place · Chapel Field Road · Upper St Giles Street · Trory Street · Walpole Street · Cleveland Road · Kimberley Street · Manchester Place · Clarendon Road · Watlings Court · Walpole Gardens · Wellington 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.