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Thinking of living at NR3 3BP? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalen Gates Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Angel Road Infant School | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Angel Road Junior School | Primary | 800 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Jane Austen College | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 53.7 · 23.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sewell Park Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 39.1 · 4.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Notre Dame High School, Norwich | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 61.3 · 26.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) | Independent | 750 m | – |
| Norwich School | Independent | 1000 m | 51.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk | Independent | 1.0 km | – |
Every primary near NR3 3BP, 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 | Waterloo Park | 980 m | 26 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Norwich Fitness & Wellbeing Gym) | 1.3 km | 17 |
| Football | Wensum Sports Centre | 1.7 km | 9 |
| Multi-sport | Daynes Sports Centre | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Cycling | Sloughbottom Cycle Speedway | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Victoria Bowling Club | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Golf | American Golf | 2.6 km | 5 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Bowling / House | 490 m | 4 |
| Fitness | Heroes Fitness Store | 820 m | 4 |
| Squash | Wensum Sports Centre | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Table tennis | Rileys | 570 m | 3 |
| Skateboard | Drug Store | 820 m | 3 |
| Snooker | Rileys | 570 m | 2 |
| Billiards | Clarke's Snooker Club | 590 m | 2 |
| Trampoline | Gravity | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Racquet | AST Racket Services | 1.7 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 37. 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.
The nearest station is Norwich, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 4.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is St Crispins Road, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 30); 67 departures an hour from the 7 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 6 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
53% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Magdalen Gates Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 62% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Lionwood Infant and Nursery School (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Jane Austen College, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 53.7 · 23.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 6% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is J&B - The House Of Afro-Foods, 350 m away, with Phoenix Gym closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oak Street Medical Pract. (200 m), with Wellbeing Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Sally Beauty is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 5.0 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: 213 restaurants and cafés and 49 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
St Edmunds Society is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Norwich VR Bar the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (51 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 557 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 99% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (City Centre, Heigham Grove).
There are 438 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (78%).
It's new: 56% of homes were built since 2000.
The nearest park is Gildencroft Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Phoenix Gym (250 m).
49 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Norwich is 5.2 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 109 km.
Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 30% socially.
It's young: 44% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 30% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is Norwich University of the Arts, 800 m 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.