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NR6 7HL

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 7HT 78 m
NR6 7HQ 93 m
NR6 7HH 116 m
NR6 7LL 127 m
NR6 7EF 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR6 7HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 7
Latitude
52.667787
Longitude
1.301552
British National Grid easting
623,335
British National Grid northing
312,899

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
E00134878
Lower layer super output area
Broadland 009A · E01026540
Middle layer super output area
Broadland 009 · E02005528

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
39
Secondary
5

  1. Lodge Lane Infant School

    Academy converter

    50 m

  2. Garrick Green Infant School

    Academy converter

    507 m

  3. Old Catton CofE VC Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    606 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
682
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 291
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Shoplifting 63
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Public order 56

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    93 m

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    2.2 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    2.7 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    2.7 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    2.9 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    3.2 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    3.8 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    3.8 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    3.9 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    4.0 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    4.1 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    4.1 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    4.3 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    4.6 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    1.0 miles

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    2.8 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    3.8 miles

  • Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station

    RLY · Hoveton

    5.6 miles

  • Wroxham (Bure Valley Railway)

    MET · Hoveton

    5.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broadland 009A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,588 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

53 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lodge Lane Infant School is the nearest published school at 50 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

682 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 291 events.

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