# NR3 2QW: area report for a postcode in Norwich

NR3 2QW 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 2QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) › [NR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3) › [NR3 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3-2)

## Around this postcode

- **45 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Norwich 002E: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW
- **Norwich, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW
- **No property in NR3 2QW 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=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Norwich 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW
- **£224,323 average price**: For the whole of Norwich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR3 2QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW
- **Low road and rail noise at NR3 2QW**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW
- **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=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mile Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mile-cross-primary-school-e134958) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nurture Education Trust](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nurture-education-trust-e135250) | Independent | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Heather Avenue Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heather-avenue-infant-school-e144143) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Catton Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/catton-grove-primary-school-e134960) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kinsale Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kinsale-junior-school-e146880) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kinsale Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kinsale-infant-school-e151420) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Hellesdon High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hellesdon-high-school-e138039) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Firside Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/firside-junior-school-e142840) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2023 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2023 | £121,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2023 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £122,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £169,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2023 | £88,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WOODCOCK RD SURGERY (620 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (520 m); ONE NORWICH PHARMACY (640 m); ASDA PHARMACY (660 m)
- Dental practices: HERCULES ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Mile Cross (520 m, Spar); Asda Norwich Superstore (660 m, Asda); Lidl Aylsham Road Norwich (740 m, Lidl); Tesco Norwich Aylsham Rd Express (780 m, Tesco); M&S Sweet Briar Norwich SF (780 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 45.5** (2025). Norwich 002E has a deprivation score of 45.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,253rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,495** (2021). Norwich 002E had 1,495 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,969th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Norwich 002E, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.3%** (August 2026). In Norwich 002E, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.6529, 1.2719

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), 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=1.2719,52.6529,NR32QW

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