NR1 1EW

Thorpe Hamlet · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Norwich
Local authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South
Postcode district
NR1
Postcode sector
NR1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR1 1UA 7 m
NR1 1YS 72 m
NR1 1TJ 73 m
NR1 1TU 81 m
NR1 1YW 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR1 1EW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 April 2009
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR1
Postcode sector
NR1 1
Latitude
52.624880
Longitude
1.320120
British National Grid easting
624,810
British National Grid northing
308,186

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Norwich · E07000148
Parish or community
E43000115
Westminster constituency
Norwich South · E14001409
Output area
E00136560
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 015B · E01026849
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 015 · E02006908

Postcode source versions

Explore NR1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
79, Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1EW 17 December 2024 £3,500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
41
Secondary
10
  1. Lionwood Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    350 m
  2. Lionwood Junior School

    Academy converter

    906 m
  3. Charles Darwin Primary School

    Free schools

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,048
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,620
  • Shoplifting 537
  • Anti social behaviour 424
  • Criminal damage and arson 354
  • Public order 249

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    840 m

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    1.5 km

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    1.8 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    1.8 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    1.8 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    2.3 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    2.3 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    2.3 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    2.4 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    2.5 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    2.5 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    2.8 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    3.2 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    4.1 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    0.6 miles
  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    3.6 miles
  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    4.1 miles
  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    4.6 miles
  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 015B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,376 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £3,500,000 from 1 recorded sale in NR1 1EW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Norwich is £230,706 in June 2026, up 3.6% year on year.

Schools

68 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 10 secondary schools. Lionwood Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 350 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,048 published events cover 12 months, averaging 337.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,620 events.

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