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NR2 4NU

Wensum · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wensum
Local authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South
Postcode district
NR2
Postcode sector
NR2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR2 4NS 9 m
NR2 4DU 45 m
NR2 4LS 49 m
NR2 4LT 66 m
NR2 4LZ 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR2 4NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR2
Postcode sector
NR2 4
Latitude
52.640618
Longitude
1.276602
British National Grid easting
621,786
British National Grid northing
309,801

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Norwich · E07000148
Electoral ward
Wensum · E05012913
Parish or community
E43000115
Westminster constituency
Norwich South · E14001409
Output area
E00136402
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 016A · E01026825
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 016 · E02007052

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. Nelson Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    404 m

  2. Wensum Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    668 m

  3. Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited

    Other independent school

    702 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,756
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,796
  • Shoplifting 584
  • Anti social behaviour 568
  • Criminal damage and arson 428
  • Public order 340

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
NR2 4 residents
7,056

Age bands in NR2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

895 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.3%

1,144 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.4%

2,414 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.3%

1,494 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,076 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR2 4 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

20

within 5 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    717 m

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    1.1 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    1.1 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    1.1 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    1.4 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    1.5 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    1.6 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    1.6 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    2.0 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    2.2 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    2.6 km

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    2.8 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    3.1 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    3.1 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    3.4 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    3.6 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    4.0 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    4.0 km

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    4.1 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    4.4 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

    1.6 miles

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    2.0 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    5.4 miles

  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    6.1 miles

  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    7.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 016A, 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

8,444 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
1
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. Nelson Infant School is the nearest published school at 404 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,756 published events cover 12 months, averaging 396.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,796 events.

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