# NR2

Postcode district covering Norwich, Heigham Grove and Arlington, in Norwich.

NR2 is a postcode district covering Norwich, Heigham Grove and Arlington, in Norwich. Median sale price £270,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 151.9 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code NR2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [NR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NR2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NR2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in NR2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=NR2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 456 homes were sold in NR2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NR2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NR2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NR2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NR2 had 27,879 usual residents at the census.

## How NR2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | NR2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £270,000 | joint 9th cheapest | 35 postcode districts, NR · 2025 |
| Population | 27,879 | 10th most populated | 35 postcode districts, NR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 35 postcode districts, NR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.6% | 8th highest | 35 postcode districts, NR · Jan 2026 |

## Is NR2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NR2 at a rate of 151.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.0 per 1,000 people across the NR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 401 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NR2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,277), shoplifting (868) and other crime (772).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NR2 was 154.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in NR2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NR2 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in NR2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Norwich 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026863) | 1,981 | 75.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Norwich 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026866) | 1,687 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Norwich 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026835) | 1,510 | 25.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [Norwich 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026836) | 1,504 | 10.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Norwich 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026837) | 1,472 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.4% |
| [Norwich 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026838) | 1,534 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Norwich 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026839) | 1,550 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| [Norwich 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026840) | 1,614 | 16.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Norwich 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026859) | 1,628 | 135.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.9% |
| [Norwich 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026862) | 1,356 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Norwich 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026856) | 1,781 | 31.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Norwich 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026857) | 1,545 | 74.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.9% |
| [Norwich 011G](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01033434) | 1,145 | 79.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.2% |
| [Norwich 011H](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01033437) | 1,486 | 145.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 82.0% |
| [Norwich 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026825) | 1,432 | 87.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.0% |
| [Norwich 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026827) | 1,617 | 144.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 84.2% |
| [Norwich 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026824) | 1,780 | 369.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.6% |
| [Norwich 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01035139) | 2,782 | 662.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 47.7% |

## Your MP

- [Norwich South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/norwich-south): Clive Lewis (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Norwich North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/norwich-north): Alice Macdonald (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.5% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in NR2

[Earlham Road & College Road](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/earlham-road-and-college-road), [Heigham Grove & St Augustines](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/heigham-grove-and-st-augustines), [Town Close](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/town-close), [University & Avenues](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/university-and-avenues)

## Postcode sectors in NR2

[NR2 1 (150 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2-1), [NR2 2 (161 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2-2), [NR2 3 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2-3), [NR2 4 (209 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2-4)

## Council

[Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich)

## Towns in NR2

[Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/norwich)

## Postcode districts next to NR2

[NR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr1), [NR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3), [NR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr4), [NR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr5), [NR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Norwich (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.3068,52.6272)

## More in the NR postcode area

[All NR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## NR2 in brief

NR2 is a postcode district covering Norwich, Heigham Grove and Arlington, in Norwich.
About 28,829 people lived in NR2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £270,000 in 2025 across 456 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 151.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NR2 was £270,000 in 2025.
NR2 had 27,879 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in NR2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NR2, 89.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NR2
- Postcode area: [NR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr)
- Constituency: [Norwich South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/norwich-south)
- Council: [Norwich †](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich)
- Area: 5.25 km²
- People, mid-2024: 28,829*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 98

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr1), [NR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3), [NR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr4), [NR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr5), [NR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr6)

## Latest updates for NR2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/NR2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

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