NR1 3EG

Lakenham · 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
NR1 3HB 24 m
NR1 3HG 38 m
NR1 3AH 59 m
NR1 3AE 63 m
NR1 2AE 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR1 3EG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 April 2013
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR1
Postcode sector
NR1 3
Latitude
52.621125
Longitude
1.300993
British National Grid easting
623,535
British National Grid northing
307,709

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Norwich · E07000148
Electoral ward
Lakenham · E05012905
Parish or community
E43000115
Westminster constituency
Norwich South · E14001409
Output area
E00136400
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 017C · E01035140
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 017 · E02007053

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
44
Secondary
10
  1. Notre Dame High School, Norwich

    Academy converter

    351 m
  2. Norwich Steiner School

    Other independent school

    463 m
  3. Lakenham Primary School

    Foundation school

    544 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,522
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,615
  • Shoplifting 1,331
  • Anti social behaviour 789
  • Public order 574
  • Criminal damage and arson 566

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    431 m

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    600 m

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    1.0 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    1.4 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    1.6 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    1.6 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    1.8 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    1.8 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

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    2.7 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

    3.6 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    3.8 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    4.0 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    4.2 km

  • HUMBLEYARD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82064

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    0.5 miles
  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    3.5 miles
  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    4.9 miles
  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    5.4 miles
  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 017C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,424 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

74 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 10 secondary schools. Notre Dame High School, Norwich is the nearest published school at 351 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,522 published events cover 12 months, averaging 626.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,615 events.

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