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NR7 postcode area · Broadland

The NR7 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Broadland, Norwich. Area Scores range from 17 to 85 across them. Every full NR7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NR7 district: Thorpe St Andrew North scores 86 out of 100 (#992 of 6,856 nationally) while Heartsease & Pilling Park sits at 17 — neighbours on the map, 68 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £205,000 in Catton Grove & Airport to £346,000 in Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Broadland and Norwich — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,763a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime59per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied67%

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 NR7 district

£280,000median home sold over the past year · +16.7% over 5 years · +3.7% over the year · 535 sales
Detached£350,000
Semi-detached£275,000
Terraced£233,750
Flat£152,500
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
Thorpe St Andrew NorthBroadland 99286 £297,500
Sprowston EastBroadland 1,07484 £300,000
Thorpe St Andrew South & DussindaleBroadland 1,20582 £312,500
Brundall & CantleyBroadland 1,92472 £315,000
Sprowston CentralBroadland 2,07570 £281,000
Wroxham, Rackheath & the PlumsteadsBroadland 2,12369 £346,000
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold SouthNorwich 4,52934 £210,000
Catton Grove & AirportNorwich 5,28323 £205,000
Heartsease & Pilling ParkNorwich 5,68117 £232,500

People living in NR7 Census 2021

Residents71,844
Median age (est.)43
Density724per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 18%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 NR7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NR7 district.

Sprowston Thorpe St Andrew

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NR7.

NR3 NR1 NR2 NR6 NR4 NR5 NR13 NR14

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.