NR6 6EL

Catton Grove · Norwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich North
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR6 6JA 49 m
NR6 6EP 108 m
NR6 6EU 256 m
NR6 6BB 271 m
NR6 6BF 304 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR6 6EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2005
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 6
Latitude
52.669279
Longitude
1.277639
British National Grid easting
621,711
British National Grid northing
312,991

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Norwich · E07000148
Parish or community
E43000115
Westminster constituency
Norwich North · E14001408
Output area
E00173834
Lower layer super output area
Norwich 001A · E01026797
Middle layer super output area
Norwich 001 · E02005584

Postcode source versions

Explore NR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
45
Secondary
6
  1. Firside Junior School

    Academy converter

    566 m
  2. Include School Norfolk

    Other independent school

    722 m
  3. Heather Avenue Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
732
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 304
  • Shoplifting 86
  • Anti social behaviour 80
  • Public order 64
  • Criminal damage and arson 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NR6 6 residents
8,030

Age bands in NR6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,309 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

661 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

2,157 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,019 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

1,659 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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    1.5 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    1.6 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    1.9 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    2.9 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    3.2 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    3.2 km

  • DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82029

    3.7 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

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    4.2 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    4.3 km

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    4.8 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    4.9 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    0.0 miles
  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    3.2 miles
  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    4.8 miles
  • Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station

    RLY · Hoveton

    6.3 miles
  • Wroxham (Bure Valley Railway)

    MET · Hoveton

    6.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Norwich 001A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,593 of 33,755

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

63 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 6 secondary schools. Firside Junior School is the nearest published school at 566 m.

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

Recorded crime

732 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 304 events.

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