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Thinking of living at NR1 1JB? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lionwood Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Charles Darwin Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Lakenham Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| The Free School Norwich | Primary | 1.3 km | 46% met the expected standard |
| Lionwood Junior School | Primary | 1.3 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| Notre Dame High School, Norwich | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 61.3 · 26.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Jane Austen College | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 53.7 · 23.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hewett Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 16.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Norwich Steiner School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Norwich School | Independent | 1.3 km | 51.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
Every primary near NR1 1JB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Lakenham Recreational Ground | 1.1 km | 25 |
| Swimming | Riverside Leisure Centre (Norwich) | 400 m | 15 |
| Multi-sport | Wensum Sports Centre | 650 m | 8 |
| Football | Carrow Road Stadium | 220 m | 7 |
| Cycling | Woodrow Pilling Park | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Fitness | Wensum Sports Centre | 650 m | 5 |
| Squash | Wensum Sports Centre | 650 m | 5 |
| Bowls | Victoria Bowling Club | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Table tennis | Wensum Sports Centre | 650 m | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 700 m | 3 |
| Golf | Eaton Golf Club | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Carrow Yacht Club | 600 m | 2 |
| Racquet | AST Racket Services | 650 m | 2 |
| Trampoline | Gravity | 690 m | 2 |
| Rowing | Norwich Rowing Club | 810 m | 2 |
| Athletics | Brave Allstars | 870 m | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 34. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 40% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Norwich, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 4.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Carrow Park, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 32); 20 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
47% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Lionwood Infant and Nursery School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m).
The nearest secondary is Notre Dame High School, Norwich, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 61.3 · 26.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Jane Austen College (1 km).
Few families with young children: only 8% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily Norwich, 350 m away; Holland And Barrett @ Morrisons (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Norwich Practices Health Centre (1.1 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Cosmaderm is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 5.7 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 68% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 71 restaurants and cafés and 42 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Norwich City Football Club - Corporate Catering is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Canary Social Club the nearest pub (500 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (20 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 383 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 72% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (City Centre, St Matthews).
There are 269 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (77%).
It's new: 60% of homes were built since 2000.
29 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's growing: about 355 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Old Library Wood, 750 m away; for exercise, Riverside Leisure Centre (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Norwich is 5.7 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 110 km.
Many neighbours rent: 49% of households rent privately and 20% socially.
It's young: 32% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Norwich University of the Arts, 1.5 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.