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NR6 5GB

Hellesdon North West · Broadland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Hellesdon North West
Local authority
Broadland
Constituency
Norwich North
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR6 5GA 36 m
NR6 5RR 111 m
NR6 5BL 152 m
NR6 5QZ 190 m
NR6 5BH 195 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR6 5GB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 5
Latitude
52.661762
Longitude
1.251146
British National Grid easting
619,958
British National Grid northing
312,074

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broadland · E07000144
Electoral ward
Hellesdon North West · E05005768
Parish or community
E04006227
Westminster constituency
Norwich North · E14001408
Output area
E00134787
Lower layer super output area
Broadland 010D · E01026529
Middle layer super output area
Broadland 010 · E02005529

Postcode source versions

Explore NR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
46
Secondary
5

  1. Hellesdon High School

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    383 m

  2. Kinsale Infant School

    Academy converter

    565 m

  3. Kinsale Junior School

    Academy converter

    565 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
760
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 369
  • Shoplifting 94
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Other theft 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

9 female, 18 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.1
NR6 5 residents
7,565

Age bands in NR6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

1,119 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

650 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

1,659 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

2,049 residents

Age 65 and over
27.8%

2,109 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR6 5 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+
53.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
53.8%
Gigabit-capable
53.8%
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

18

within 5 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    951 m

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    2.3 km

  • DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82029

    2.6 km

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    2.9 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    3.1 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    3.4 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    3.4 km

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D82023

    3.5 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    3.6 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

    3.8 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    4.0 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    4.0 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    4.1 km

  • MARRIOTT'S MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D82024

    4.3 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    4.4 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    4.4 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    4.8 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

    1.3 miles

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    3.3 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    6.0 miles

  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    7.5 miles

  • Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station

    RLY · Hoveton

    7.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broadland 010D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,320 of 33,755

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

Schools

66 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hellesdon High School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

760 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 369 events.

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