NR5 0YQ

Old Costessey · South Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR5 0TY 0 m
NR5 0PA 39 m
NR5 0PD 73 m
NR5 0GB 123 m
NR5 0PJ 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR5 0YQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2003
Terminated
1 May 2004
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR5
Postcode sector
NR5 0
Latitude
52.648499
Longitude
1.205534
British National Grid easting
616,940
British National Grid northing
310,461

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Norfolk · E07000149
Parish or community
E04012772
Westminster constituency
South Norfolk · E14001489
Output area
E00174624
Lower layer super output area
South Norfolk 017D · E01026925
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
48
Primary
34
Secondary
4
  1. Ormiston Victory Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    442 m
  2. Chapel Break Infant School

    Community school

    958 m
  3. Costessey Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,138
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 420
  • Shoplifting 230
  • Criminal damage and arson 113
  • Anti social behaviour 111
  • Public order 81

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D82023

    123 m

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    847 m

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    1.5 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    3.0 km

  • DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82029

    3.7 km

  • MARRIOTT'S MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D82024

    3.7 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    3.8 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    3.4 miles
  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    4.5 miles
  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    6.8 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    6.9 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    6.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Norfolk 017D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,228 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

48 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ormiston Victory Academy is the nearest published school at 442 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,138 published events cover 12 months, averaging 94.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 420 events.

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