# NR3

Postcode district covering Norwich, Upper Hellesdon and New Catton, in Norwich.

NR3 is a postcode district covering Norwich, Upper Hellesdon and New Catton, in Norwich. Median sale price £213,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code NR3. 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 NR3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NR3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in NR3 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=NR3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 481 homes were sold in NR3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NR3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NR3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NR3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NR3 had 34,572 usual residents at the census.

## How NR3 compares

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

| Measure | NR3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £213,000 | 2nd cheapest | 35 postcode districts, NR · 2025 |
| Population | 34,572 | 4th 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 | 84.9% | 11th highest | 35 postcode districts, NR · Jan 2026 |

## Is NR3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NR3 at a rate of 129.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.0 per 1,000 people across the NR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 442 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NR3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,894), other crime (771) and anti-social behaviour (704).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NR3 was 125.7 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 NR3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NR3 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in NR3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Norwich 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026798) | 1,554 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Norwich 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026800) | 2,137 | 211.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.9% |
| [Norwich 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026801) | 1,568 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Norwich 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026802) | 1,672 | 144.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.0% |
| [Norwich 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026828) | 1,692 | 168.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Norwich 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026829) | 2,173 | 127.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.2% |
| [Norwich 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026830) | 1,367 | 148.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.3% |
| [Norwich 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026831) | 1,317 | 90.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.0% |
| [Norwich 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026832) | 1,495 | 59.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Norwich 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026833) | 1,564 | 146.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Norwich 002G](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026834) | 1,594 | 79.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |
| [Norwich 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026841) | 1,434 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.0% |
| [Norwich 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026842) | 1,751 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.2% |
| [Norwich 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026843) | 1,910 | 95.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Norwich 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026844) | 1,866 | 111.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.5% |
| [Norwich 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026845) | 1,576 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.1% |
| [Norwich 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026846) | 1,815 | 62.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Norwich 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026848) | 1,865 | 142.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 81.1% |
| [Norwich 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026826) | 1,635 | 227.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 74.2% |
| [Norwich 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/neighbourhood/e01026823) | 2,156 | 316.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 44.6% |

## Your MP

- [Norwich North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/norwich-north): Alice Macdonald (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 75% of the people here.
- [Norwich South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/norwich-south): Clive Lewis (Labour), MP since July 2024. 25% 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 NR3

[Catton Grove & Airport](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/catton-grove-and-airport), [Mile Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/mile-cross), [New Catton & Mousehold North](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich/new-catton-and-mousehold-north)

## Postcode sectors in NR3

[NR3 1 (202 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3-1), [NR3 2 (205 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3-2), [NR3 3 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3-3), [NR3 4 (192 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3-4)

## Council

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

## Towns in NR3

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

## Postcode districts next to NR3

[NR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr1), [NR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2), [NR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr6), [NR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr7)

## Nearest rail stations

[Norwich (2.0 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)

## NR3 in brief

NR3 is a postcode district covering Norwich, Upper Hellesdon and New Catton, in Norwich.
About 35,181 people lived in NR3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £213,000 in 2025 across 481 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 129.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NR3 was £213,000 in 2025.
NR3 had 34,572 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in NR3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NR3, 84.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NR3
- Postcode area: [NR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr)
- Constituency: [Norwich North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/norwich-north)
- Council: [Norwich †](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich)
- Area: 7.04 km²
- People, mid-2024: 35,181*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 118

* 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

[NR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr6), [NR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr2), [NR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr1), [NR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr7)

## Latest updates for NR3

- 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/NR3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr3#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/nr3