NR6 7BW

Old Catton and Sprowston 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR6 7BN 52 m
NR6 7FA 102 m
NR6 7FB 124 m
NR6 7FS 133 m
NR6 7FR 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR6 7BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 7
Latitude
52.672141
Longitude
1.298626
British National Grid easting
623,115
British National Grid northing
313,374

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broadland · E07000144
Parish or community
E04006239
Westminster constituency
Norwich North · E14001408
Output area
E00134874
Lower layer super output area
Broadland 009E · E01026544
Middle layer super output area
Broadland 009 · E02005528

Postcode source versions

Explore NR6

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gordon Signs & Interior Displays Ltd, St Faiths Road, Norwich, NR6 7BW 21 February 2025 £585,000
The Cottages, 2, St Faiths Road, Norwich, NR6 7BW 12 September 2024 £250,000
4 The Cottages, St Faiths Road, Norwich, NR6 7BW 7 April 2021 £188,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
33
Secondary
5
  1. Lodge Lane Infant School

    Academy converter

    551 m
  2. Include School Norfolk

    Other independent school

    848 m
  3. Garrick Green Infant School

    Academy converter

    925 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
504
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Shoplifting 62
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Public order 46
  • Criminal damage and arson 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

11 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR6 7 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

14

within 5 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    482 m

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    2.5 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    3.0 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

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    3.3 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    4.2 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    4.3 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    4.4 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    4.4 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    4.6 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    4.6 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    4.7 km

  • DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82029

    5.0 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

    0.9 miles
  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    3.1 miles
  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    3.9 miles
  • Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station

    RLY · Hoveton

    5.5 miles
  • Wroxham (Bure Valley Railway)

    MET · Hoveton

    5.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broadland 009E, 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

28,585 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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
5
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 £417,500 from 2 recorded sales in NR6 7BW. 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lodge Lane Infant School is the nearest published school at 551 m.

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

Recorded crime

504 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 212 events.

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