NR4 7EL

University · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South
Postcode district
NR4
Postcode sector
NR4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR4 7ES 64 m
NR4 7ET 65 m
NR4 7DS 115 m
NR4 7EU 128 m
NR4 7DP 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR4 7EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR4
Postcode sector
NR4 7
Latitude
52.623680
Longitude
1.252872
British National Grid easting
620,266
British National Grid northing
307,845

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Norwich · E07000148
Parish or community
E43000115
Westminster constituency
Norwich South · E14001409
Output area
E00136632
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 010A · E01026858
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 010 · E02005593

Postcode source versions

Explore NR4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
44
Secondary
9
  1. Bluebell Primary School

    Academy converter

    113 m
  2. City Academy Norwich

    Academy sponsor led

    583 m
  3. Colman Junior School

    Academy converter

    758 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,005
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 864
  • Shoplifting 227
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 178
  • Public order 123

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

28 female, 11 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
1.0
NR4 7 residents
15,707

Age bands in NR4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

2,112 residents

Age 15 to 24
35.6%

5,611 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

3,171 residents

Age 45 to 64
15.9%

2,506 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

2,356 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR4 7 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

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    789 m

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    1.2 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    2.1 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    2.3 km

  • HUMBLEYARD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82064

    2.6 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    2.6 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    2.8 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    2.8 km

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    3.0 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    3.1 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    3.2 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    3.3 km

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    3.4 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    3.7 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    3.8 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    3.9 km

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    25 DOCTOR TORRENS WAY, COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0GB

    ODS code D82023

    4.3 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    4.6 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

    2.3 miles
  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    3.4 miles
  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    6.8 miles
  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    7.0 miles
  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    7.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 010A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,561 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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
48
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

74 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 9 secondary schools. Bluebell Primary School is the nearest published school at 113 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,005 published events cover 12 months, averaging 167.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 864 events.

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