# NR3 1LZ: area report for a postcode in Norwich

NR3 1LZ 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 NR3 1LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) › [NR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3) › [NR3 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3-1)

## Around this postcode

- **57 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 2% on July. Norwich 015A: 143 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ
- **Norwich, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ
- **No property in NR3 1LZ 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=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Norwich 015A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ
- **£227,535 average price**: For the whole of Norwich, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ
- **82.6% can get gigabit broadband at NR3 1LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at NR3 1LZ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ
- **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=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ
- **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=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mousehold Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mousehold-infant-and-nursery-school-e146479) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [George White Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-white-junior-school-e144145) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Magdalen Gates Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/magdalen-gates-primary-school-e120932) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norwich School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwich-school-e121242) | Independent | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jane Austen College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jane-austen-college-e140815) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lionwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lionwood-junior-school-e144146) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Charles Darwin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charles-darwin-primary-school-e142871) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Angel Road Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/angel-road-junior-school-e145737) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| September 2023 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2024 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2023 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CASTLE PARTNERSHIP (570 m); MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE (800 m); LAWSON ROAD SURGERY (810 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (810 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL PRACTICE (124 BARRACK STREET) (50 m); 9 ST MARTINS PALACE PLAIN (DENTAL SURGERY) (520 m); COTMAN HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (520 m); NORWICH (DENTAL PRACTICE) (850 m); 10-12 CATHEDRAL STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Norwich Magdalen Rd Express (680 m, Tesco); Co-op Norwich - Sprowston Road (880 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Norwich Wales Rd Express (920 m, Tesco); Spar - St Augustine's Gate (940 m, Spar)

## 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 015A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 43.1** (2025). Norwich 015A has a deprivation score of 43.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,783rd 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 015A 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: 1,865** (2021). Norwich 015A had 1,865 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,049th 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: 81.1%** (January 2026). In Norwich 015A, 81.1% 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.

## NR3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £213,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR3 was £213,000 in 2025. 477th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,572** (2021). NR3 had 34,572 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 674th 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 NR3 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: 84.9%** (January 2026). In NR3, 84.9% 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: 52.6371, 1.3050

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

## Your MP

- [Norwich North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/norwich-north): Alice Macdonald (Labour (Co-op)), 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)
- [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=1.3050,52.6371,NR31LZ

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3-1lz