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NR6 7BU

Old Catton and Sprowston West · Broadland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Old Catton and Sprowston West
Local authority
Broadland
Constituency
Norwich North
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR6 7EQ 56 m
NR6 7EN 58 m
NR6 7DY 92 m
NR6 7EJ 123 m
NR6 7EL 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR6 7BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 7
Latitude
52.663958
Longitude
1.304695
British National Grid easting
623,567
British National Grid northing
312,483

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broadland · E07000144
Electoral ward
Old Catton and Sprowston West · E05005773
Parish or community
E04006239
Westminster constituency
Norwich North · E14001408
Output area
E00134870
Lower layer super output area
Broadland 009C · E01026542
Middle layer super output area
Broadland 009 · E02005528

Postcode source versions

Explore NR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
42
Secondary
7

  1. Old Catton CofE VC Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    243 m

  2. White Woman Lane Junior School

    Community school

    436 m

  3. Lodge Lane Infant School

    Academy converter

    449 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,017
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 447
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Shoplifting 89
  • Public order 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NR6 7 residents
9,103

Age bands in NR6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,412 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

822 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

2,252 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,515 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

2,361 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    535 m

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    2.0 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    2.3 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    2.3 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    2.6 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    3.4 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    3.5 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    3.5 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    3.5 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    3.6 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    ST. WILLIAMS WAY, THORPE ST. ANDREW, NORWICH, NR7 0AJ

    ODS code D82071

    3.7 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    3.7 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    4.0 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    4.2 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    1.2 miles

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    2.5 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    3.7 miles

  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.5 miles

  • Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station

    RLY · Hoveton

    5.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broadland 009C, 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

27,082 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 7 secondary schools. Old Catton CofE VC Junior School is the nearest published school at 243 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,017 published events cover 12 months, averaging 84.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 447 events.

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