# NR5 8QJ: area report for a postcode in Norwich

NR5 8QJ 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 NR5 8QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) › [NR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr5) › [NR5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Norwich 006B: 82 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ
- **Norwich, 3.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ
- **No property in NR5 8QJ 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=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Norwich 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ
- **£227,535 average price**: For the whole of Norwich, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR5 8QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at NR5 8QJ**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ
- **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=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Henderson Green Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henderson-green-primary-academy-e142634) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wensum Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wensum-junior-school-e141356) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Earlham Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earlham-nursery-school-e120767) | Nursery | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Norwich Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwich-primary-academy-e139929) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Future Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/future-education-e135859) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Nelson Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nelson-infant-school-e146319) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Valley Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-primary-academy-e151308) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Earlham Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-earlham-infant-and-nursery-school-e120954) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £260,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2026 | £262,600 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2024 | £212,250 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| December 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| November 2024 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| March 2026 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| November 2025 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| June 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (870 m)
- Dental practices: SISKIN DENTAL CENTRE (550 m); SISKIN DENTAL CENTRE (550 m); DEN TEAM DENTAL CENTRE (960 m)

## 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 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.1** (2025). Norwich 006B has a deprivation score of 21.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,802nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £241,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Norwich 006B was £241,500 in 2025. Joint 10,706th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,548** (2021). Norwich 006B had 1,548 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,884th 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In Norwich 006B, 96.0% 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.

## NR5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £249,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR5 was £249,000 in 2025. Joint 744th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,754** (2021). NR5 had 32,754 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 763rd 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 NR5 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: 95.8%** (January 2026). In NR5, 95.8% 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: 52.6377, 1.2572

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), 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=1.2572,52.6377,NR58QJ

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