NR5 0BL

New Costessey · South Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Norwich South
Postcode district
NR5
Postcode sector
NR5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR5 0BA 41 m
NR5 0EW 68 m
NR5 0EX 84 m
NR5 0BB 86 m
NR5 0BH 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR5 0BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR5
Postcode sector
NR5 0
Latitude
52.647124
Longitude
1.235893
British National Grid easting
619,000
British National Grid northing
310,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Norfolk · E07000149
Parish or community
E04012772
Westminster constituency
Norwich South · E14001409
Output area
E00136912
Lower layer super output area
South Norfolk 017B · E01026918
Middle layer super output area
South Norfolk 017 · E02007055

Postcode source versions

Explore NR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
46
Secondary
7
  1. Banks House School

    Other independent special school

    222 m
  2. Valley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    713 m
  3. Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    908 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,794
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 920
  • Criminal damage and arson 185
  • Anti social behaviour 178
  • Public order 114
  • Other theft 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NR5 0 residents
9,877

Age bands in NR5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,729 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

978 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

2,721 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,659 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

2,239 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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    1.3 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    1.7 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    1.7 km

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D82023

    2.2 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    2.8 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    2.8 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    3.1 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    3.4 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    3.5 km

  • DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 MANOR FARM CLOSE, DRAYTON, NORWICH, NR8 6EE

    ODS code D82029

    3.6 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    3.9 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    3.9 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    4.3 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    4.3 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    4.3 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    4.5 km

  • MARRIOTT'S MEDICAL PRACTICES

    THE TAVERHAM P'SHIP/SURG, SANDY LANE, TAVERHAM, NORWICH, NR8 6JR

    ODS code D82024

    4.7 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    4.8 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    4.9 km

  • HUMBLEYARD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82064

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    2.4 miles
  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    3.3 miles
  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    6.8 miles
  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    7.5 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    7.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Norfolk 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,529 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

73 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 7 secondary schools. Banks House School is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,794 published events cover 12 months, averaging 149.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 920 events.

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