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NR8 5BL

Old Costessey · South Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Norwich
Ward
Old Costessey
Local authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
South Norfolk
Postcode district
NR8
Postcode sector
NR8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR8 5AQ 59 m
NR8 5AF 70 m
NR8 5FB 75 m
NR8 5ET 98 m
NR8 5BF 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR8 5BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR8
Postcode sector
NR8 5
Latitude
52.664792
Longitude
1.183312
British National Grid easting
615,357
British National Grid northing
312,206

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Norfolk · E07000149
Electoral ward
Old Costessey · E05011885
Parish or community
E04012772
Westminster constituency
South Norfolk · E14001489
Output area
E00174631
Lower layer super output area
South Norfolk 016B · E01035151
Middle layer super output area
South Norfolk 016 · E02007054

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Siskin Close, Costessey, Norwich, NR8 5BL 17 December 2025 £242,500
1, Siskin Close, Costessey, Norwich, NR8 5BL 5 December 2025 £253,000
2, Siskin Close, Costessey, Norwich, NR8 5BL 18 September 2023 £247,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. Queen's Hill Primary School

    Community school

    167 m

  2. Langley Preparatory School At Taverham Hall

    Other independent school

    1.6 km

  3. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
460
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 145
  • Shoplifting 136
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Public order 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

8 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.7
NR8 5 residents
7,314

Age bands in NR8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.5%

1,614 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

659 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.3%

2,609 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.1%

1,443 residents

Age 65 and over
12%

864 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR8 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%
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

6

within 5 km

  • MARRIOTT'S MEDICAL PRACTICES

    THE TAVERHAM P'SHIP/SURG, SANDY LANE, TAVERHAM, NORWICH, NR8 6JR

    ODS code D82024

    2.1 km

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    25 DOCTOR TORRENS WAY, COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0GB

    ODS code D82023

    2.3 km

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    3.1 km

  • DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82029

    3.3 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    3.8 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    4.8 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

    4.0 miles

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    5.8 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    7.3 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    7.3 miles

  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    7.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Norfolk 016B, 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

23,322 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £247,500 from 3 recorded sales in NR8 5BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Norfolk is £312,124 in June 2026, up 2.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Queen's Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 167 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

460 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 145 events.

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