# NR7 9QZ: area report for a postcode in Norwich

NR7 9QZ 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 NR7 9QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) › [NR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr7) › [NR7 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr7-9)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Norwich 004G: 92 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ
- **Norwich, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ
- **No property in NR7 9QZ 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=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Norwich 004G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ
- **£224,323 average price**: For the whole of Norwich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR7 9QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at NR7 9QZ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ
- **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=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ
- **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=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Heartsease Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heartsease-primary-academy-e139491) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Open Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-open-academy-e135650) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 33.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St William's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-williams-primary-school-e120859) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Falcon Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/falcon-junior-school-e120913) | Primary | 1 km (13 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Sprowston Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sprowston-community-academy-e144359) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorpe-st-andrew-school-and-sixth-form-e143278) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sparhawk-infant-school-and-nursery-e120999) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2024 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2023 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £116,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £124,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2024 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2024 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP (350 m); EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP (830 m)
- Pharmacies: WELLBEING PHARMACY (230 m); WOODSIDE PHARMACY (350 m); THORPE HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (410 m); THORPE HEALTH CENTRE (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Heartsease Foodstore (400 m, East of England Co-operative)

## 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 004G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 45.8** (2025). Norwich 004G has a deprivation score of 45.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,203rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,509** (2021). Norwich 004G had 1,509 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,051st 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: 83.0%** (January 2026). In Norwich 004G, 83.0% 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: 6.0%** (August 2026). In Norwich 004G, 6.0% 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.

## 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: [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich)
- Centre: 52.6446, 1.3383

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=1.3383,52.6446,NR79QZ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr7-9qz.

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 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr7-9qz