# NR2 3RZ: area report for a postcode in Norwich

NR2 3RZ 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 3RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) › [NR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2) › [NR2 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2-3)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Norwich 009C: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ
- **Norwich, 2.4 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ
- **No property in NR2 3RZ 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=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Norwich 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ
- **£224,323 average price**: For the whole of Norwich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR2 3RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at NR2 3RZ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ
- **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=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-balloon-educational-trust-norfolk-e150112) | Special | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Recreation Road Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/recreation-road-infant-school-e134964) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [The Parkside School, Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-parkside-school-norwich-e121262) | Special | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited](https://openindex.co.uk/school/notre-dame-preparatory-school-norwich-limited-e121239) | Independent | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Avenue Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avenue-junior-school-e120928) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nelson Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nelson-infant-school-e146319) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Wensum Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wensum-junior-school-e141356) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-primary-school-e142732) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £281,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2024 | £233,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £337,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £950,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC (550 m)
- Pharmacies: WEST END STREET PHARMACY (570 m); HURN CHEMIST (810 m); VAUXHALL STREET PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (170 m); DEREHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (390 m); CORNER HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (680 m); SISKIN DENTAL CENTRE (750 m); SISKIN DENTAL CENTRE (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Norwich - Earlham Road (310 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Norwich Dereham Express (510 m, Tesco); Co-op Dereham Road Foodstore (620 m, East of England Co-operative); Tesco Norwich Unthank Rd Express (770 m, Tesco); Co-op Onley Street Foodstore (930 m, East of England Co-operative)

## 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.1** (2025). Norwich 009C has a deprivation score of 14.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,408th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £328,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Norwich 009C was £328,500 in 2025. Joint 13,246th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,472** (2021). Norwich 009C had 1,472 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,683rd 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: 93.4%** (January 2026). In Norwich 009C, 93.4% 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.

## 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: 52.6310, 1.2725

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=1.2725,52.6310,NR23RZ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2-3rz.

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