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NR8 5DU

Old Costessey · South Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5DT 83 m
NR8 5BN 206 m
NR8 5DN 258 m
NR8 5DS 264 m
NR8 5DP 275 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR8 5DU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1982
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR8
Postcode sector
NR8 5
Latitude
52.661110
Longitude
1.217699
British National Grid easting
617,700
British National Grid northing
311,900

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
E00136957
Lower layer super output area
South Norfolk 016D · E01026924
Middle layer super output area
South Norfolk 016 · E02007054

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
28
Secondary
4

  1. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey

    Academy converter

    768 m

  2. Ormiston Victory Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

  3. Costessey Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
288
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 130
  • Anti social behaviour 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Public order 21
  • Other theft 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D82023

    1.7 km

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    1.7 km

  • DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82029

    2.1 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    2.6 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    2.7 km

  • MARRIOTT'S MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D82024

    2.7 km

  • WENSUM VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82040

    3.6 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    4.4 km

  • UEA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EARLHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR4 7TJ

    ODS code D82088

    4.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 2HW

    ODS code D82087

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwich International Airport

    GAT · Norwich International Airport

    2.6 miles

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    4.4 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    7.4 miles

  • Wymondham Rail Station

    RLY · Wymondham

    7.8 miles

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    7.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Norfolk 016D, 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

20,878 of 33,755

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

41 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey is the nearest published school at 768 m.

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

Recorded crime

288 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 130 events.

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