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Thinking of living at NR5 0UG? 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 and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Break Infant School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| St Michael's VA Junior School | Primary | 1.3 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Costessey Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey | Primary | 1.6 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| The Bawburgh School | Primary | 1.6 km | 86% met the expected standard |
| Ormiston Victory Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| City Academy Norwich | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 35.2 · 2.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hellesdon High School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 40.3 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Taverham High School | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Banks House School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Future Education | Independent | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 0.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Lighthouse | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Bowthorpe Park | 1.6 km | 15 |
| Swimming | Bannatyne Health Club (Norwich West) | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Golf | Costessey Park Golf Club | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Cycling | Sloughbottom BMX Track | 4.5 km | 5 |
| Football | Five-a-side pitch | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Bowls | The Bush Bowls Club | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Gunton Skateboard Park | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Sportspark | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Squash | Sportspark At Uea | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Norwich City Hockey Club | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Namco Funscape | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Cue | West End Cue Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Basketball court / Badminton Court/ Table Tennis | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Sportspark At Uea | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Gymnastics Centre | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Trampoline | High Altitude | 4.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. 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 drive away (7.5 km), with 4.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Badger Road, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 34); 20 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Chapel Break Infant School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Little Melton Primary School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Ormiston Victory Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 45.3 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hethersett Academy (2.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 1.2 km away, with Asda Express Norwich - Dereham Road PFS closer still (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Total Access Health (400 m), with Roundwell Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Lovett Studios is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 1.5 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
The Bistro @ Kettle Foods is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Norkie Public House the nearest pub (1.5 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 86 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 101 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 56% of homes.
It's new: 56% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 1,452 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hampden View Square, 500 m away; for exercise, CrossFit RS3 (850 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Norwich is 8.3 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 105 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% of households own their home outright.
10 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 highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of East Anglia, 3.8 km away (TEF Silver).
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.