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NR8 6DN

Drayton South · Broadland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Norwich
Ward
Drayton South
Local authority
Broadland
Constituency
Norwich North
Postcode district
NR8
Postcode sector
NR8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR8 6DW 61 m
NR8 6AE 110 m
NR8 6BB 147 m
NR8 6FE 147 m
NR8 6FF 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR8 6DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR8
Postcode sector
NR8 6
Latitude
52.676888
Longitude
1.225192
British National Grid easting
618,128
British National Grid northing
313,677

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broadland · E07000144
Electoral ward
Drayton South · E05005765
Parish or community
E04006216
Westminster constituency
Norwich North · E14001408
Output area
E00134766
Lower layer super output area
Broadland 007D · E01026521
Middle layer super output area
Broadland 007 · E02005526

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, School Road, Drayton, Norwich, NR8 6DN 8 September 2003 £130,500
16, School Road, Drayton, Norwich, NR8 6DN 7 December 1998 £60,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. Drayton CofE Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    325 m

  2. Drayton Community Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    868 m

  3. Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
209
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 85
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Public order 16
  • Other theft 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

2 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
NR8 6 residents
15,452

Age bands in NR8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

2,454 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,490 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

3,381 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

4,475 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

3,665 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR8 6 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
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

7

within 5 km

  • DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82029

    273 m

  • MARRIOTT'S MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D82024

    2.0 km

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    2.1 km

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D82023

    3.4 km

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    3.5 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    4.4 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    4.6 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

    2.3 miles

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    4.9 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    7.0 miles

  • Aylsham (Bure Valley Railway)

    MET · Aylsham

    8.0 miles

  • Aylsham (Bure Valley Railway)

    PLT · Aylsham

    8.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broadland 007D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,914 of 33,755

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

33 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Drayton CofE Junior School is the nearest published school at 325 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

209 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 85 events.

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