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

NR5 8UQ 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 8UQ 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

- **58 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. Norwich 005C: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ
- **Norwich, 4.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ
- **No property in NR5 8UQ 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=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Norwich 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ
- **£227,535 average price**: For the whole of Norwich, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR5 8UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NR5 8UQ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ
- **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=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Future Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/future-education-e135859) | Special | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Valley Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-primary-academy-e151308) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norwich Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwich-primary-academy-e139929) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clover-hill-va-infant-and-nursery-school-e140033) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Earlham Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earlham-nursery-school-e120767) | Nursery | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Banks House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/banks-house-school-e148346) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [West Earlham Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-earlham-infant-and-nursery-school-e120954) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [West Earlham Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-earlham-junior-school-e120958) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| January 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2023 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £207,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2025 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (760 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (480 m); ALLIED PHARMACY EARLHAM WEST (760 m)
- Dental practices: WEST EARLHAM DENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Earlham Norwich (300 m, Aldi); Morrisons Daily Norwich Dereham Road (350 m, Morrisons)

## 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 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.1** (2025). Norwich 005C has a deprivation score of 44.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,556th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,876** (2021). Norwich 005C had 1,876 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,761st 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Norwich 005C, 99.5% 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: 6.8%** (August 2026). In Norwich 005C, 6.8% 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.

## 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: 52.6383, 1.2373

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=1.2373,52.6383,NR58UQ

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