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NR8 7AE

Drayton North · Broadland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Drayton North
Local authority
Broadland
Constituency
Norwich North
Postcode district
NR8
Postcode sector
NR8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR8 7AH 102 m
NR8 7AN 143 m
NR8 7AB 170 m
NR8 7AG 170 m
NR8 7AD 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR8 7AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR8
Postcode sector
NR8 7
Latitude
52.681847
Longitude
1.226076
British National Grid easting
618,163
British National Grid northing
314,231

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broadland · E07000144
Electoral ward
Drayton North · E05005764
Parish or community
E04006216
Westminster constituency
Norwich North · E14001408
Output area
E00134757
Lower layer super output area
Broadland 007B · E01026519
Middle layer super output area
Broadland 007 · E02005526

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
21
Secondary
3

  1. Drayton CofE Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    334 m

  2. Drayton Community Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    439 m

  3. Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
219
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 96
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Public order 17
  • Other theft 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82029

    286 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

    2.3 km

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D82023

    4.0 km

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    4.1 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    4.9 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

    5.1 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    7.0 miles

  • Aylsham (Bure Valley Railway)

    MET · Aylsham

    7.7 miles

  • Aylsham (Bure Valley Railway)

    PLT · Aylsham

    7.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broadland 007B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,965 of 33,755

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

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Drayton CofE Junior School is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

219 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 96 events.

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