NR1 3SY

Town Close · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3SD 39 m
NR2 1SE 49 m
NR1 3SP 84 m
NR1 3QU 85 m
NR1 3PR 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR1 3SY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR1
Postcode sector
NR1 3
Latitude
52.624039
Longitude
1.290350
British National Grid easting
622,800
British National Grid northing
308,000

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
E00136611
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 011B · E01026853
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 011 · E02005594

Postcode source versions

Explore NR1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
49
Secondary
11
  1. Bignold Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    236 m
  2. The Free School Norwich

    Free schools

    266 m
  3. Notre Dame High School, Norwich

    Academy converter

    448 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,633
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,882
  • Shoplifting 1,684
  • Anti social behaviour 922
  • Public order 659
  • Criminal damage and arson 643

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 straight-line

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    237 m

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    625 m

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    764 m

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    1.0 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    1.0 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    1.1 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    1.2 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    2.2 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    2.2 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    2.2 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    2.3 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    3.2 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    3.3 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    3.4 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    3.5 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    4.0 km

  • HUMBLEYARD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82064

    4.4 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    0.7 miles
  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    3.2 miles
  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.4 miles
  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    5.5 miles
  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    6.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 011B, 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

9,183 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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. Bignold Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 236 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,633 published events cover 12 months, averaging 719.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,882 events.

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