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NR6 7RA

Sprowston Central · Broadland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sprowston Central
Local authority
Broadland
Constituency
Norwich North
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR6 7RB 80 m
NR3 4HH 82 m
NR6 7RQ 92 m
NR3 4HG 115 m
NR3 4HQ 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR6 7RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR6
Postcode sector
NR6 7
Latitude
52.652776
Longitude
1.303836
British National Grid easting
623,566
British National Grid northing
311,237

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broadland · E07000144
Electoral ward
Sprowston Central · E05005777
Parish or community
E04006250
Westminster constituency
Norwich North · E14001408
Output area
E00134931
Lower layer super output area
Broadland 012D · E01026556
Middle layer super output area
Broadland 012 · E02005531

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
51
Secondary
10

  1. St. Clements Hill Primary Academy

    Free schools

    552 m

  2. Sewell Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    753 m

  3. Sprowston Infant School

    Community school

    964 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,345
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 921
  • Shoplifting 304
  • Anti social behaviour 281
  • Criminal damage and arson 215
  • Public order 183

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

17

within 5 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    1.1 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    1.1 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    1.5 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    1.6 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    1.7 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    2.1 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    2.3 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    2.4 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    2.5 km

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    2.8 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    2.8 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    2.9 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    3.0 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    3.4 km

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    3.9 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    3.9 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    4.9 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

    1.6 miles

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    1.8 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    4.0 miles

  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    5.2 miles

  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    6.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broadland 012D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,235 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 10 secondary schools. St. Clements Hill Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 552 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,345 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 921 events.

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