Drury Close Norwich
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR5), about 30 m long. USRN 28900327.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £220,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 B; Band D in Norwich costs £2,503 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Norwich, about 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bowthorpe Park, is about 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 31 to 32 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Trinity & Bowthorpe Medical Practice, about 920 m (0.6 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 21% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £107,500 | £107,500 | £107,500 |
| 2006 | 1 | £129,950 | £129,950 | £129,950 |
| 2001 | 2 | £54,348 | £48,700 | £59,995 |
| 1995 | 1 | £39,500 | £39,500 | £39,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2025 | 11 NR5 9DD | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2021 | 6 NR5 9DD | Terraced | £178,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 8 NR5 9DD | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2016 | 1 NR5 9DD | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2015 | 1 NR5 9DD | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2012 | 8 NR5 9DD | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 6 Feb 2009 | 1 NR5 9DD | Terraced | £107,500 | |
| 22 Sep 2006 | 8 NR5 9DD | Terraced | £129,950 | |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 8 NR5 9DD | Terraced | £59,995 | |
| 16 Feb 2001 | 6 NR5 9DD | Terraced | £48,700 | |
| 27 Jan 1995 | 1 NR5 9DD | Terraced | £39,500 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (5); House, mid-terrace (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (8). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (social) (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 B (51% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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)
- 112 St Mildreds Road: up to 14 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR5 9DD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| NR5 9DS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 31 m and 32 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR5 9DD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR5 9DS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Norwich 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gurney Road New Costessey | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | NRP Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 108 km (67 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Trinity & Bowthorpe Medical Practice | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Costessey Pharmacy | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beechcroft Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Private Hospital | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | North Earlham Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mfg - Oval, New Cottessey | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bowthorpe Park 3.8 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,510 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of Bowthorpe Church, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of Bowthorpe Church | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Costessey Henge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Earlham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Norwich City (Earlham Road) Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Twenty Acre Wood | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Bunkers Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Earlham Grove | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| University of East Anglia Broad | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Bloods Dale | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School Church of England | Primary | 3–7 | 80 m | No published inspection |
| Valley Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Costessey Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's VA Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Norwich Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chapel Break Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Earlham Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Apr 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; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| West Earlham Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| West Earlham Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ormiston Victory Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Henderson Green Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| City Academy Norwich | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverhill News NR5 9AW | Retailers - other | 200 m | 4 Good | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Society Alive Food Hive NR5 9AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 4 Good | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Londis Oval Service Station NR5 0SY | Retailers - other | 220 m | 4 Good | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Subway NR5 0SY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Society Alive Community Cafe NR5 9BN | Other catering premises | 250 m | 4 Good | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Leyham Court Social Club NR5 9DJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 4 Good | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Bowthorpe Care Village NR5 9BF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| The Cherry Tree NR5 8TD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2025 |
| MV Thames Princess NR5 8TD | Other catering premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Kamagen NR5 8RF | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
| Neptune Fish Bar NR5 8RF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 27 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Bicycle theft | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Drury Close (27); On or near Skoner Road (15); On or near Lushington Close (11); On or near Smeat Street (10); On or near Toftes Place (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- Food hygiene ratings Londis Oval Service Station (retailers - other, NR5 0SY) now 4 Good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 9 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Toftes Place · Rawley Road · Fitzhenry Mews · Houghton Close · Howlett Drive · Holworthy Road · Webster Close · Mayes Close · Morris Close · Dereham Road · Cotterall Court · Waldegrave
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.