NR6 6UL

Hellesdon North West · Broadland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Norwich
Local authority
Broadland
Constituency
Norwich North
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR6 6UX 75 m
NR6 6UN 97 m
NR6 6UJ 125 m
NR6 6UP 126 m
NR6 5SN 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR6 6UL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 6
Latitude
52.666995
Longitude
1.263281
British National Grid easting
620,752
British National Grid northing
312,693

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broadland · E07000144
Parish or community
E04006227
Westminster constituency
Norwich North · E14001408
Output area
E00134798
Lower layer super output area
Broadland 010B · E01026527
Middle layer super output area
Broadland 010 · E02005529

Postcode source versions

Explore NR6

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
35, Gowing Road, Norwich, NR6 6UL 10 February 2023 £210,000
36, Gowing Road, Norwich, NR6 6UL 19 August 2022 £265,000
54, Gowing Road, Norwich, NR6 6UL 7 January 2022 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
48
Secondary
7
  1. Firside Junior School

    Academy converter

    443 m
  2. Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    605 m
  3. Kinsale Infant School

    Academy converter

    726 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
831
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 421
  • Anti social behaviour 79
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Shoplifting 65
  • Public order 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
75

32 female, 43 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR6 6 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

16

within 5 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    724 m

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    2.0 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    2.5 km

  • DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82029

    2.9 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    3.0 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    3.6 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    3.6 km

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    3.9 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    4.1 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    4.1 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    4.2 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    4.2 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    4.4 km

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D82023

    4.5 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    4.5 km

  • MARRIOTT'S MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D82024

    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

    0.7 miles
  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    3.3 miles
  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    5.4 miles
  • Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station

    RLY · Hoveton

    6.9 miles
  • Wroxham (Bure Valley Railway)

    MET · Hoveton

    7.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broadland 010B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,082 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 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
3
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 £245,000 from 5 recorded sales in NR6 6UL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Broadland is £315,128 in June 2026, up 7.2% year on year.

Schools

67 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 7 secondary schools. Firside Junior School is the nearest published school at 443 m.

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

Recorded crime

831 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 421 events.

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