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NR8 7AF

Drayton North · Broadland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR8 7AJ 48 m
NR8 7AD 141 m
NR8 7AL 144 m
NR8 6EE 149 m
NR8 7AB 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR8 7AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR8
Postcode sector
NR8 7
Latitude
52.679151
Longitude
1.228304
British National Grid easting
618,327
British National Grid northing
313,938

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

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Property

At this postcode

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Bullen Road, Drayton, Norwich, NR8 7AF 21 November 2024 £630,000
30, Bullen Road, Drayton, Norwich, NR8 7AF 14 June 2024 £560,000
18, Bullen Road, Drayton, Norwich, NR8 7AF 24 May 2024 £320,000

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

    360 m

  2. Drayton Community Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    755 m

  3. Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
199
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Public order 16
  • Other theft 12

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.

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+
95.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.8%
Gigabit-capable
95.8%
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

    149 m

  • HELLESDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    343 REEPHAM ROAD, HELLESDON, NORWICH, NR6 5QJ

    ODS code D82018

    2.0 km

  • MARRIOTT'S MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D82024

    2.2 km

  • ROUNDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D82023

    3.8 km

  • BEECHCROFT AND OLD PALACE

    23 BEECHCROFT, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR5 0RS

    ODS code Y03595

    3.8 km

  • WOODCOCK RD SURGERY

    29 WOODCOCK ROAD, NORWICH, NR3 3UA

    ODS code D82096

    4.6 km

  • TRINITY & BOWTHORPE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BOWTHORPE MAIN CENTRE, WENDENE, NORWICH, NR5 9HA

    ODS code D82017

    4.7 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

    2.2 miles

  • Norwich Rail Station

    RLY · Norwich

    4.9 miles

  • Salhouse Rail Station

    RLY · Salhouse

    6.9 miles

  • Aylsham (Bure Valley Railway)

    MET · Aylsham

    7.8 miles

  • Aylsham (Bure Valley Railway)

    PLT · Aylsham

    7.8 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £355,000 from 19 recorded sales in NR8 7AF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Broadland is £315,128 in June 2026, up 7.2% year on year.

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 360 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

199 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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