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NR5 9NX

Bowthorpe · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Norwich
Ward
Bowthorpe
Local authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South
Postcode district
NR5
Postcode sector
NR5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR5 9NJ 50 m
NR5 9NP 124 m
NR5 9NN 126 m
NR5 9NL 132 m
NR5 9NT 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR5 9NX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR5
Postcode sector
NR5 9
Latitude
52.638991
Longitude
1.211550
British National Grid easting
617,394
British National Grid northing
309,422

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Norwich · E07000148
Electoral ward
Bowthorpe · E05012901
Parish or community
E43000115
Westminster constituency
Norwich South · E14001409
Output area
E00136261
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 005D · E01026794
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 005 · E02005588

Postcode source versions

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Property

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86 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Edrich Way, Norwich, NR5 9NX 25 March 2024 £270,000
13, Edrich Way, Norwich, NR5 9NX 25 July 2022 £240,000
16, Edrich Way, Norwich, NR5 9NX 20 May 2022 £258,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
35
Secondary
4

  1. Chapel Break Infant School

    Community school

    215 m

  2. St Michael's VA Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    293 m

  3. Costessey Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,183
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 518
  • Anti social behaviour 133
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Shoplifting 99
  • Public order 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

41 female, 35 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.5
NR5 9 residents
8,656

Age bands in NR5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,622 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.3%

1,511 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

2,485 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.8%

1,808 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

1,287 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR5 9 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    437 m

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    853 m

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D82023

    1.2 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    2.1 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    2.7 km

  • HUMBLEYARD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82064

    4.4 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    4.5 km

  • DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82029

    4.6 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    4.8 km

  • MARRIOTT'S MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D82024

    4.8 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    4.9 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 International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    3.5 miles

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    4.1 miles

  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    6.4 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    6.6 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    6.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 005D, 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

13,266 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £258,000 from 3 recorded sales in NR5 9NX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Norwich is £230,706 in June 2026, up 3.6% year on year.

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 4 secondary schools. Chapel Break Infant School is the nearest published school at 215 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,183 published events cover 12 months, averaging 98.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 518 events.

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