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NR7 9AB

Sprowston East · Broadland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Sprowston East
Local authority
Broadland
Constituency
Norwich North
Postcode district
NR7
Postcode sector
NR7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR7 9AD 57 m
NR7 8RZ 101 m
NR7 9AH 107 m
NR7 9TU 146 m
NR7 9AF 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR7 9AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR7
Postcode sector
NR7 9
Latitude
52.650286
Longitude
1.341609
British National Grid easting
626,133
British National Grid northing
311,078

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broadland · E07000144
Electoral ward
Sprowston East · E05005778
Parish or community
E04006250
Westminster constituency
Norwich North · E14001408
Output area
E00184711
Lower layer super output area
Broadland 013B · E01026558
Middle layer super output area
Broadland 013 · E02005532

Postcode source versions

Explore NR7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
35
Secondary
6

  1. Falcon Junior School

    Community school

    908 m

  2. Cecil Gowing Infant School

    Community school

    997 m

  3. White House Farm

    Free schools

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,041
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 469
  • Anti social behaviour 143
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Public order 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NR7 9 residents
7,370

Age bands in NR7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,363 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

726 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

1,852 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

1,926 residents

Age 65 and over
21%

1,562 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.

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

15

within 5 km

  • THORPEWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    140 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORWICH, NR7 9QL

    ODS code D82048

    925 m

  • EAST NORWICH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code D82071

    1.5 km

  • THE LIONWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30A WELLESLEY AVENUE NORTH, NORWICH, NR1 4NU

    ODS code D82073

    2.5 km

  • LAWSON ROAD SURGERY

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LE

    ODS code D82076

    2.9 km

  • MAGDALEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWSON ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 4LF

    ODS code D82012

    3.0 km

  • OLD CATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82013

    3.4 km

  • CASTLE PARTNERSHIP

    40 FISHERGATE, NORWICH, NR3 1SE

    ODS code D82011

    3.4 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    3.9 km

  • NORWICH PRACTICES HEALTH CENTRE

    ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NR1 1RB

    ODS code Y02751

    3.9 km

  • OAK STREET MEDICAL PRACT.

    OAK STREET, NORWICH, NR3 3DL

    ODS code D82047

    3.9 km

  • VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVICE

    100-102 WESTWICK STREET, NORWICH, NR2 4SZ

    ODS code Y05472

    4.1 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    4.1 km

  • WEST POTTERGATE MED PRAC

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

    ODS code D82106

    4.6 km

  • LAKENHAM SURGERY

    1 NINHAM STREET, LAKENHAM, NORWICH, NR1 3JJ

    ODS code D82026

    4.7 km

  • ST STEPHENS GATE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    55 WESSEX STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2TJ

    ODS code D82008

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    2.2 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    2.7 miles

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    3.0 miles

  • Brundall Gardens Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    3.7 miles

  • Brundall Rail Station

    RLY · Brundall

    4.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broadland 013B, 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

23,056 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. Falcon Junior School is the nearest published school at 908 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,041 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 469 events.

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