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NR2 2NP

Town Close · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR2 2NB 113 m
NR2 2NE 144 m
NR2 2HP 149 m
NR2 2ND 169 m
NR2 2DA 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR2 2NP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR2
Postcode sector
NR2 2
Latitude
52.617840
Longitude
1.281033
British National Grid easting
622,201
British National Grid northing
307,282

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
E00136583
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 011F · E01026857
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 011 · E02005594

Postcode source versions

Explore NR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
42
Secondary
9

  1. Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    185 m

  2. Norwich High School for Girls GDST

    Other independent school

    345 m

  3. Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education

    Further education

    360 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,017
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,614
  • Shoplifting 986
  • Anti social behaviour 539
  • Public order 414
  • Criminal damage and arson 388

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

1 female, 3 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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 0.1% 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.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    790 m

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    1.1 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    1.5 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    1.5 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    1.8 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    1.9 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    2.1 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    2.7 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    2.9 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    3.1 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    3.1 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    3.1 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    3.1 km

  • HUMBLEYARD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82064

    3.5 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    3.9 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    4.3 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    4.8 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    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

    1.3 miles

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    3.6 miles

  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.8 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    6.1 miles

  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    6.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 011F, 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

23,263 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

Schools

72 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 9 secondary schools. Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,017 published events cover 12 months, averaging 418.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,614 events.

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