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NR2 3RA

Nelson · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Nelson
Local authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South
Postcode district
NR2
Postcode sector
NR2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR2 3RU 78 m
NR2 4BL 83 m
NR2 4BP 92 m
NR2 3DB 130 m
NR2 2RA 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR2 3RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR2
Postcode sector
NR2 3
Latitude
52.629885
Longitude
1.283531
British National Grid easting
622,309
British National Grid northing
308,629

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Norwich · E07000148
Electoral ward
Nelson · E05012908
Parish or community
E43000115
Westminster constituency
Norwich South · E14001409
Output area
E00136432
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 017B · E01035139
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
87
Primary
54
Secondary
11

  1. Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk

    Other independent special school

    471 m

  2. Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School

    Free schools 16 to 19

    484 m

  3. Bignold Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    627 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,503
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,022
  • Shoplifting 1,430
  • Anti social behaviour 938
  • Public order 666
  • Criminal damage and arson 632

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.5
NR2 3 residents
11,474

Age bands in NR2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

1,737 residents

Age 15 to 24
20.7%

2,487 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.9%

3,592 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.9%

2,623 residents

Age 65 and over
13%

1,557 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR2 3 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
80%
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

21

within 5 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    234 m

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    473 m

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    644 m

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    693 m

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    1.1 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    1.1 km

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    1.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    1.6 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    1.8 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    1.9 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    2.5 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    2.5 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    2.9 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    3.0 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    3.7 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    4.1 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

    4.4 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    4.6 km

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

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

    1.0 miles

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    2.8 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    5.5 miles

  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.7 miles

  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    6.6 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 11 secondary schools. Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk is the nearest published school at 471 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,503 published events cover 12 months, averaging 708.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,022 events.

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