NR3 1SH

Mancroft · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South
Postcode district
NR3
Postcode sector
NR3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR3 1TN 0 m
NR3 1SL 35 m
NR3 1SS 38 m
NR3 1RU 66 m
NR3 1FJ 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR3 1SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR3
Postcode sector
NR3 1
Latitude
52.635072
Longitude
1.301393
British National Grid easting
623,491
British National Grid northing
309,261

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Norwich · E07000148
Electoral ward
Mancroft · E05012906
Parish or community
E43000115
Westminster constituency
Norwich South · E14001409
Output area
E00136412
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 017A · E01026823
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
84
Primary
51
Secondary
11
  1. Norwich School

    Other independent school

    484 m
  2. Magdalen Gates Primary School

    Community school

    492 m
  3. Norwich University of the Arts

    Higher education institutions

    598 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,199
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,284
  • Shoplifting 1,549
  • Anti social behaviour 1,009
  • Criminal damage and arson 721
  • Public order 685

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

17

within 5 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    240 m

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    795 m

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    923 m

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    930 m

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    960 m

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    988 m

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    1.3 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    1.5 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    1.5 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    1.6 km

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    1.9 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    2.4 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    2.4 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    2.8 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    3.7 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    4.1 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    4.3 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

    0.6 miles
  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    2.6 miles
  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    4.7 miles
  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.0 miles
  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 017A, 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

8,369 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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. Norwich School is the nearest published school at 484 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,199 published events cover 12 months, averaging 766.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,284 events.

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