# NR8 5GX: area report for a postcode in South Norfolk

NR8 5GX is a postcode in South Norfolk.

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 South Norfolk. Open the map at NR8 5GX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) › [NR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr8) › [NR8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. South Norfolk 016C: 47 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX
- **Norwich, 9.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX
- **No property in NR8 5GX 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=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, South Norfolk 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX
- **£311,587 average price**: For the whole of South Norfolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX
- **77.8% can get gigabit broadband at NR8 5GX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX
- **Low road and rail noise at NR8 5GX**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX
- **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=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Queen's Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-hill-primary-school-e135148) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-costessey-e142730) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Langley Preparatory School At Taverham Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langley-preparatory-school-at-taverham-hall-e121225) | Independent | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Taverham VC CE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taverham-vc-ce-junior-school-e121062) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £168,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| June 2026 | £162,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2023 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £147,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Queen's Hill (290 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £311,587** (July 2026). South Norfolk’s average house price was £311,587 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,438** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Norfolk earned a median of £39,438 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 152nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in South Norfolk costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th 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: 13.1** (2025). South Norfolk has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Norfolk 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.2** (2025). South Norfolk 016C has a deprivation score of 9.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,737th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £190,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Norfolk 016C was £190,500 in 2025. Joint 5,817th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,517** (2021). South Norfolk 016C had 1,517 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,624th 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: 90.4%** (January 2026). In South Norfolk 016C, 90.4% 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.

## NR8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR8 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,654** (2021). NR8 had 22,654 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,305th 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 NR8 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: 91.6%** (January 2026). In NR8, 91.6% 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: [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk)
- Centre: 52.6645, 1.1873

Council: [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-norfolk): Ben Goldsborough (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), 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=1.1873,52.6645,NR85GX

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