# NR9 3QJ: area report for a postcode in South Norfolk

NR9 3QJ 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 NR9 3QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) › [NR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr9) › [NR9 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr9-3)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. South Norfolk 003C: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ
- **Wymondham, 5.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ
- **No property in NR9 3QJ 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=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, South Norfolk 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ
- **£311,587 average price**: For the whole of South Norfolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NR9 3QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at NR9 3QJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ
- **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=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hethersett Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hethersett-academy-e140188) | Secondary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 55.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hethersett VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hethersett-vc-primary-school-e121042) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hethersett-woodside-primary-and-nursery-school-e120918) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Little Melton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-melton-primary-school-e120827) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2024 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £332,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £503,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (320 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (320 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Hethersett Express (310 m, Tesco); Co-op Hethersett Coachmaker Way (370 m, Central England Co-operative)

## 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.3** (2025). South Norfolk 003C has a deprivation score of 7.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,409th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £322,050** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Norfolk 003C was £322,050 in 2025. 13,802nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,906** (2021). South Norfolk 003C had 1,906 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,085th 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: 90.2%** (January 2026). In South Norfolk 003C, 90.2% 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.

## NR9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR9 was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 994th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,603** (2021). NR9 had 19,603 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,265th least 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 NR9 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: 69.1%** (January 2026). In NR9, 69.1% 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: 52.6024, 1.1797

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=1.1797,52.6024,NR93QJ

## How to cite

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