# NR7 8GW: area report for a postcode in Broadland

NR7 8GW is a postcode in Broadland.

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 Broadland. Open the map at NR7 8GW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) › [NR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr7) › [NR7 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr7-8)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Broadland 013B: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW
- **Salhouse, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW
- **No property in NR7 8GW 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=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Broadland 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW
- **£313,407 average price**: For the whole of Broadland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR7 8GW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW
- **Low road and rail noise at NR7 8GW**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW
- **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=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [White House Farm](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-house-farm-e147092) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sparhawk-infant-school-and-nursery-e120999) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Falcon Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/falcon-junior-school-e120913) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cecil Gowing Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cecil-gowing-infant-school-e120904) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Sprowston Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sprowston-community-academy-e144359) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Open Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-open-academy-e135650) | Secondary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 33.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sprowston Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sprowston-junior-school-e120852) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sprowston Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sprowston-infant-school-e120853) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £242,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £96,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| August 2024 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £192,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £312,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Norwich Extra (790 m, Tesco); Lidl Sprowston Blue Boar Lane (940 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £313,407** (July 2026). Broadland’s average house price was £313,407 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,195** (2025). Full-time workers living in Broadland earned a median of £38,195 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 166th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Broadland costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least 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: 12.2** (2025). Broadland has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 49th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Broadland 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). Broadland 013B has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,653rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £324,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Broadland 013B was £324,950 in 2025. 13,665th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,259** (2021). Broadland 013B had 2,259 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,346th 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Broadland 013B, 98.8% 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.

## NR7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR7 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,936** (2021). NR7 had 33,936 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 707th 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: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in NR7 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In NR7, 94.8% 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: [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland)
- Centre: 52.6552, 1.3441

Council: [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) (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=1.3441,52.6552,NR78GW

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