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NR2 2JB

Town Close · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Norwich
Ward
Town Close
Local authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South
Postcode district
NR2
Postcode sector
NR2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR2 2JE 37 m
NR2 2JA 49 m
NR2 2HN 71 m
NR2 2JD 110 m
NR2 2DT 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR2 2JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR2
Postcode sector
NR2 2
Latitude
52.620538
Longitude
1.282328
British National Grid easting
622,275
British National Grid northing
307,586

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Norwich · E07000148
Electoral ward
Town Close · E05012911
Parish or community
E43000115
Westminster constituency
Norwich South · E14001409
Output area
E00136577
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 011D · E01026855
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 011 · E02005594

Postcode source versions

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Property

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Allens Lane, Norwich, NR2 2JB 10 March 2025 £370,000
2, Allens Lane, Norwich, NR2 2JB 30 November 2020 £318,500
14, Allens Lane, Norwich, NR2 2JB 21 March 2019 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
46
Secondary
10

  1. Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    259 m

  2. Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education

    Further education

    377 m

  3. Norwich High School for Girls GDST

    Other independent school

    477 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,669
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,176
  • Shoplifting 1,366
  • Anti social behaviour 696
  • Public order 525
  • Criminal damage and arson 483

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

15 female, 10 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.1
NR2 2 residents
7,172

Age bands in NR2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.1%

807 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.2%

1,330 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

2,191 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

1,613 residents

Age 65 and over
18.5%

1,353 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR2 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    492 m

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    997 m

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    1.2 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    1.3 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    1.4 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    1.6 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    1.8 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    2.6 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    2.8 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    2.8 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    2.8 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    2.9 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    3.1 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    3.6 km

  • HUMBLEYARD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82064

    3.7 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    4.1 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    4.6 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    4.8 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

    1.1 miles

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    3.4 miles

  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.7 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    6.0 miles

  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    6.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 011D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,503 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £370,000 from 1 recorded sale in NR2 2JB. 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

77 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 10 secondary schools. Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 259 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,669 published events cover 12 months, averaging 555.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,176 events.

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