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NR3 1DR

Town Close · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Town Close
Local authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South
Postcode district
NR3
Postcode sector
NR3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR2 1RP 4 m
NR2 1RR 38 m
NR2 1RX 41 m
NR2 1RU 75 m
NR2 2SA 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR3 1DR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 October 2001
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR3
Postcode sector
NR3 1
Latitude
52.627087
Longitude
1.285849
British National Grid easting
622,480
British National Grid northing
308,325

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
E00136598
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 011H · E01033437
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 011 · E02005594

Postcode source versions

Explore NR3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
51
Secondary
11

  1. Bignold Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    281 m

  2. Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School

    Free schools 16 to 19

    326 m

  3. The Free School Norwich

    Free schools

    661 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,385
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,882
  • Shoplifting 1,492
  • Anti social behaviour 924
  • Public order 663
  • Criminal damage and arson 605

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NR3 1 residents
5,097

Age bands in NR3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.1%

583 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.5%

813 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.2%

1,957 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

1,157 residents

Age 65 and over
14.2%

745 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

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    351 m

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    564 m

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    684 m

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    842 m

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    879 m

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    1.1 km

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    1.2 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    1.9 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    2.0 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    2.1 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    2.4 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    2.9 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    3.1 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    3.1 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    3.6 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    4.1 km

  • HUMBLEYARD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82064

    4.3 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    4.6 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    0.9 miles

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    3.0 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    5.6 miles

  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.6 miles

  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    6.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 011H, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,009 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 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

84 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 11 secondary schools. Bignold Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 281 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,385 published events cover 12 months, averaging 698.75 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.