# NR2 1QH: area report for a postcode in Norwich

NR2 1QH 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 NR2 1QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) › [NR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2) › [NR2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2-1)

## Around this postcode

- **316 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 27% on July. Norwich 017B: 663 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH
- **Norwich, 930 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH
- **No property in NR2 1QH 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=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Norwich 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH
- **£227,535 average price**: For the whole of Norwich, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH
- **36% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH
- **Low road and rail noise at NR2 1QH**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH
- **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=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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 | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Free School Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-free-school-norwich-e136821) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bignold Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bignold-primary-school-and-nursery-e144640) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jane Austen College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jane-austen-college-e140815) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Norwich School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwich-school-e121242) | Independent | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Notre Dame High School, Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/notre-dame-high-school-norwich-e137913) | Secondary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Charles Darwin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charles-darwin-primary-school-e142871) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-balloon-educational-trust-norfolk-e150112) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2025 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £445,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| April 2025 | £154,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| March 2024 | £265,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Norwich (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE (420 m); ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP (600 m); VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE (670 m); OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT. (750 m); CASTLE PARTNERSHIP (770 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (220 m); BOOTS (240 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (240 m); BOOTS (320 m); ST STEPHENS GATE PHARMACY (600 m)
- Dental practices: ORFORD HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (160 m); TREETOPS DENTAL PRACTICE (230 m); CHARING CROSS PRACTICE LTD (350 m); ALL SAINTS DENTAL CLINIC (440 m); DENTAL SURGERY (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco London Street Norwich Express (180 m, Tesco); M&S Norwich (180 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Norwich Westlegate Express (210 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Norwich St Stephens Street Local (260 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Norwich 3 (410 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £227,535** (August 2026). Norwich’s average house price was £227,535 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Norwich costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.2** (2025). Norwich 017B has a deprivation score of 20.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,507th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Norwich 017B was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 6,070th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,782** (2021). Norwich 017B had 2,782 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 310th 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: 47.7%** (January 2026). In Norwich 017B, 47.7% 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.

## NR2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR2 was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,879** (2021). NR2 had 27,879 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,039th 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 NR2 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: 89.6%** (January 2026). In NR2, 89.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich)
- Centre: 52.6278, 1.2931

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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=1.2931,52.6278,NR21QH

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2-1qh