NR2 postcode area · Norwich

The NR2 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Broadland, Norwich. Area Scores range from 9 to 87 across them. Every full NR2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NR2 district: Eaton scores 88 out of 100 (#834 of 6,856 nationally) while Heigham Grove & St Augustines sits at 9 — neighbours on the map, 79 points apart on the index. 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 £177,750 in Heigham Grove & St Augustines to £350,000 in Eaton — a 2.0× gap within the NR2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Broadland and Norwich — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,524a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime120per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)36

Owner-occupied45%

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 NR2 district

£265,000median home sold over the past year · +8.2% over 5 years · +1.0% over the year · 428 sales

Detached£570,000

Semi-detached£310,000

Terraced£280,000

Flat£154,500

Norwich£233,200

East of England£348,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
EatonNorwich	834	88	£350,000
Sprowston EastBroadland	1,074	84	£300,000
Earlham Road & College RoadNorwich	1,136	83	£305,000
Town CloseNorwich	3,316	52	£255,000
University & AvenuesNorwich	3,659	47	£240,000
City Centre EastNorwich	4,125	40	£200,000
City Centre WestNorwich	4,646	32	£178,000
EarlhamNorwich	5,736	16	£225,500
Mile CrossNorwich	6,154	10	£215,500
Heigham Grove & St AugustinesNorwich	6,222	9	£177,750

People living in NR2 Census 2021

Residents93,035

Median age (est.)36

Density3,404per km²

No qualifications15%

Degree or above37%

No car or van33%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 21%25–44 29%45–64 21%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 27%Private rent 28%

Households

One person 40%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	25%
Associate professional	13%
Elementary	12%
Sales & customer service	9%
Caring & leisure	9%
Managers & directors	9%
Skilled trades	8%
Administrative	8%
Process & plant	6%

Ethnic group

White 87%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 53% · Christian 34% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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 NR2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NR2 district.

City Centre Earlham Sprowston

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NR2.

NR1 NR3 NR4 NR7 NR6 NR5 NR14 NR8

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.