NR1 postcode area · Norwich
The NR1 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Broadland, Norwich, South Norfolk. Area Scores range from 17 to 84 across them. Every full NR1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The NR1 district contains both ends of the scale: Sprowston East at 84 out of 100 (#1,074 of 6,856 in England) against Heartsease & Pilling Park at 17, a 67-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £178,000 in City Centre West to £325,000 in Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross — a 1.8× gap within the NR1 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Broadland, Norwich and South Norfolk — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the NR1 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprowston EastBroadland | 1,074 | 84 | £300,000 |
| Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy CrossSouth Norfolk | 1,115 | 84 | £325,000 |
| Thorpe St Andrew South & DussindaleBroadland | 1,205 | 82 | £312,500 |
| Town CloseNorwich | 3,316 | 52 | £255,000 |
| City Centre EastNorwich | 4,125 | 40 | £200,000 |
| New Catton & Mousehold NorthNorwich | 4,303 | 37 | £225,000 |
| Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold SouthNorwich | 4,529 | 34 | £210,000 |
| City Centre WestNorwich | 4,646 | 32 | £178,000 |
| Catton Grove & AirportNorwich | 5,283 | 23 | £205,000 |
| Lakenham & TuckswoodNorwich | 5,592 | 18 | £230,000 |
| Heartsease & Pilling ParkNorwich | 5,681 | 17 | £232,500 |
People living in NR1 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 51% · Christian 37% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in NR1
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NR1 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around NR1.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.