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NR1 1BQ

Thorpe Hamlet · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Thorpe Hamlet
Local authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South
Postcode district
NR1
Postcode sector
NR1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR1 1BL 22 m
NR1 1BG 32 m
NR1 1EA 38 m
NR1 1LL 40 m
NR1 1BT 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR1 1BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2006
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR1
Postcode sector
NR1 1
Latitude
52.629211
Longitude
1.301306
British National Grid easting
623,515
British National Grid northing
308,609

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Norwich · E07000148
Electoral ward
Thorpe Hamlet · E05012910
Parish or community
E43000115
Westminster constituency
Norwich South · E14001409
Output area
E00188007
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 014A · E01033438
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 014 · E02006907

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
49
Secondary
11

  1. Charles Darwin Primary School

    Free schools

    198 m

  2. Norwich School

    Other independent school

    213 m

  3. Norwich University of the Arts

    Higher education institutions

    357 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,319
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,281
  • Shoplifting 1,605
  • Anti social behaviour 1,004
  • Criminal damage and arson 715
  • Public order 683

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NR1 1 residents
6,344

Age bands in NR1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.4%

521 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.5%

1,020 residents

Age 25 to 44
43.2%

2,668 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.4%

1,258 residents

Age 65 and over
11.4%

703 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    363 m

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    570 m

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    965 m

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    988 m

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    1.1 km

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    1.3 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    1.3 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, EARLHAM RD, NORWICH, NR2 4BX

    ODS code D82106

    1.4 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    1.6 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    1.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    2.0 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    ST. WILLIAMS WAY, THORPE ST. ANDREW, NORWICH, NR7 0AJ

    ODS code D82071

    2.5 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    2.9 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    3.0 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WEST EARLHAM HEALTH CENTRE, WEST EARLHAM, NORWICH, NR5 8AD

    ODS code D82040

    4.1 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    4.1 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    55 LODGE LANE, OLD CATTON, NORWICH, NR6 7HQ

    ODS code D82013

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    0.3 miles

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    3.0 miles

  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    4.9 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    5.0 miles

  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 014A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,585 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

82 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 11 secondary schools. Charles Darwin Primary School is the nearest published school at 198 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

9,319 published events cover 12 months, averaging 776.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,281 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.