NR1 3BY

Mancroft · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South
Postcode district
NR1
Postcode sector
NR1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR2 1BG 0 m
NR2 1PN 18 m
NR2 1PT 38 m
NR2 1PB 41 m
NR2 1PD 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR1 3BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR1
Postcode sector
NR1 3
Latitude
52.628355
Longitude
1.294901
British National Grid easting
623,086
British National Grid northing
308,494

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Norwich · E07000148
Electoral ward
Mancroft · E05012906
Parish or community
E43000115
Westminster constituency
Norwich South · E14001409
Output area
E00187958
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 017B · E01035139
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 017 · E02007053

Postcode source versions

Explore NR1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
52
Secondary
11
  1. Norwich University of the Arts

    Higher education institutions

    272 m
  2. Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School

    Free schools 16 to 19

    317 m
  3. Norwich School

    Other independent school

    426 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,412
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,221
  • Shoplifting 1,681
  • Anti social behaviour 1,027
  • Criminal damage and arson 710
  • Public order 705

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NR1 3 residents
6,060

Age bands in NR1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.5%

590 residents

Age 15 to 24
24.4%

1,516 residents

Age 25 to 44
33%

2,057 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.1%

1,125 residents

Age 65 and over
15.1%

937 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

18

within 5 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    345 m

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    669 m

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    695 m

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    730 m

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    746 m

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    1.0 km

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    1.1 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    1.7 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    1.7 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    1.8 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    1.8 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    2.9 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    3.0 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    3.5 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    3.7 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    3.7 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    4.4 km

  • HUMBLEYARD PRACTICE

    THE CRINGLEFORD SURGERY, CANTLEY LANE, CRINGLEFORD, NORWICH, NR4 6TA

    ODS code D82064

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    0.5 miles
  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    2.9 miles
  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.2 miles
  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    5.2 miles
  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    6.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 017B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,581 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

85 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 11 secondary schools. Norwich University of the Arts is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,412 published events cover 12 months, averaging 784.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,221 events.

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