# NR1 2QX: area report for a postcode in Norwich

NR1 2QX 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 2QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) › [NR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr1) › [NR1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Norwich 011A: 47 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX
- **Norwich, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX
- **No property in NR1 2QX 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=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Norwich 011A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX
- **£224,323 average price**: For the whole of Norwich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR1 2QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX
- **Low road and rail noise at NR1 2QX**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX
- **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=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwich-city-college-of-further-and-higher-education-e130764) | Sixth form and further education | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hewett Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hewett-academy-e142059) | Secondary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/town-close-co-educational-preparatory-school-e121237) | Independent | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Wherry School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-wherry-school-e144769) | Special | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Norwich Steiner School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwich-steiner-school-e129511) | Independent | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Harford Manor School, Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harford-manor-school-norwich-e121264) | Special | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Lakenham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lakenham-primary-school-e134965) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 45% 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 | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £513,700 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| August 2026 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £128,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2024 | £367,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £645,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2023 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LAKENHAM SURGERY (480 m); ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP (810 m)
- Pharmacies: HALL ROAD PHARMACY (410 m); BOOTS (540 m); ST STEPHENS GATE PHARMACY (810 m); BOOTS (990 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: IPSWICH ROAD SURGERY LIMITED (500 m); NORWICH DENTAL CARE (540 m); NORFOLK DENTAL SPECIALISTS (640 m); DENTAL SURGERY (820 m); ALL SAINTS DENTAL CLINIC (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Norwich Grove Rd Express (460 m, Tesco); Co-op Hall Road Foodstore (500 m, East of England Co-operative); Sainsburys Queens Rd (620 m, Sainsburys); Aldi South Norwich Norwich (820 m, Aldi); Iceland Norwich 3 (820 m, Iceland)

## 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 011A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.2** (2025). Norwich 011A has a deprivation score of 3.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,165th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £467,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Norwich 011A was £467,500 in 2025. Joint 5,742nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,323** (2021). Norwich 011A had 1,323 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,287th least 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Norwich 011A, 97.6% 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: 52.6169, 1.2899

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=1.2899,52.6169,NR12QX

## How to cite

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