# NR1 1RQ: area report for a postcode in Norwich

NR1 1RQ is a postcode in Norwich.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Norwich. Open the map at NR1 1RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) › [NR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr1) › [NR1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **212 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 10% on July. Norwich 014C: 174 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ
- **Norwich, 430 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ
- **No property in NR1 1RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Norwich 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ
- **£224,323 average price**: For the whole of Norwich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR1 1RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NR1 1RQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Charles Darwin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charles-darwin-primary-school-e142871) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Notre Dame High School, Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/notre-dame-high-school-norwich-e137913) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Free School Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-free-school-norwich-e136821) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norwich School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwich-school-e121242) | Independent | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-isaac-newton-sixth-form-free-school-e139896) | Sixth form and further education | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bignold Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bignold-primary-school-and-nursery-e144640) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norwich Steiner School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwich-steiner-school-e129511) | Independent | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jane Austen College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jane-austen-college-e140815) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| April 2024 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| April 2023 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £149,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £361,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Norwich (440 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE (170 m); LAKENHAM SURGERY (860 m); CASTLE PARTNERSHIP (950 m); ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP (970 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (350 m); BOOTS (450 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (450 m); BOOTS (550 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (570 m)
- Dental practices: RIVERSIDE DENTAL (290 m); ORFORD HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (430 m); ALL SAINTS DENTAL CLINIC (440 m); 10-12 CATHEDRAL STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (450 m); DENTAL SURGERY (450 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Norwich Wales Rd Express (390 m, Tesco); Co-op Norwich Station Foodstore (400 m, East of England Co-operative); Tesco Norwich Westlegate Express (450 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Norwich St Stephens Street Local (520 m, Sainsburys); M&S Norwich (540 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £224,323** (July 2026). Norwich’s average house price was £224,323 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,263** (2025). Full-time workers living in Norwich earned a median of £35,263 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 74th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Norwich costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.3** (2025). Norwich has a deprivation score of 26.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 65th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Norwich 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.3** (2025). Norwich 014C has a deprivation score of 26.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,282nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £158,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Norwich 014C was £158,000 in 2025. Joint 2,943rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,561** (2021). Norwich 014C had 1,561 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,174th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 59.6%** (January 2026). In Norwich 014C, 59.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NR1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £219,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR1 was £219,000 in 2025. 514th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,532** (2021). NR1 had 28,532 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 995th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.4%** (January 2026). In NR1, 84.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich)
- Centre: 52.6256, 1.3009

Council: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Norwich South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/norwich-south): Clive Lewis (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=1.3009,52.6256,NR11RQ

## How to cite

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