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NR6 postcode area · Broadland

The NR6 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Broadland, Norwich. Area Scores range from 10 to 85 across them. Every full NR6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NR6 district: Old Catton scores 86 out of 100 (#985 of 6,856 nationally) while Mile Cross sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 75 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £205,000 in Catton Grove & Airport to £315,000 in Spixworth & St Faiths. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Broadland and Norwich — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,122a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime65per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied62%

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 NR6 district

£273,000median home sold over the past year · +16.2% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 434 sales
Detached£330,000
Semi-detached£270,000
Terraced£231,375
Flat£138,000
Broadland£304,162
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Old CattonBroadland 98586 £280,000
Hellesdon South EastBroadland 99985 £273,000
Sprowston EastBroadland 1,07484 £300,000
Spixworth & St FaithsBroadland 1,87673 £315,000
Sprowston CentralBroadland 2,07570 £281,000
Hellesdon North WestBroadland 2,24767 £276,000
Catton Grove & AirportNorwich 5,28323 £205,000
EarlhamNorwich 5,73616 £225,500
Mile CrossNorwich 6,15410 £215,500

People living in NR6 Census 2021

Residents74,478
Median age (est.)41
Density1,698per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above25%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 23%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 41% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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 NR6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NR6 district.

Earlham Hellesdon Sprowston

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NR6.

NR3 NR5 NR2 NR7 NR1 NR4 NR8 NR10

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.