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Thinking of living at NR7 0SA? 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 GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe | Primary | 350 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Dussindale Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| St William's Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Heartsease Primary Academy | Primary | 2.3 km | 51% met the expected standard |
| Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 49.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Open Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 36.7 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sprowston Community Academy | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Notre Dame High School, Norwich | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 61.3 · 26.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Jane Austen College | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 53.7 · 23.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Norwich School | Independent | 3.7 km | 51.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Norwich Steiner School | Independent | 4.0 km | – |
| Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School | Independent | 4.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Stanmore Tennis Club | 720 m | 13 |
| Swimming | Thorpe St Andrew School | 860 m | 9 |
| Football | Carrow Road Stadium | 3.2 km | 6 |
| Fitness | Bannatyne's Health Club | 910 m | 5 |
| Multi-sport | 5-a-Side Pitch | 990 m | 3 |
| Bowls | County Arts Club | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Table tennis | Wensum Sports Centre | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Norwich Frostbite Sailing Club | 860 m | 2 |
| Squash | Bannatyne Health Club (Norwich) | 920 m | 2 |
| Rowing | Yare Boat Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Woodside Snooker Centre | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Golf | Sprowston Manor Hotel And Country Club | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Woodrow Pilling Park | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Archery | Clickers Archery Ltd | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Skiing | Norfolk Snowsports Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 31. 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 (3.3 km), with 4.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is St Andrews Avenue, 150 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 14, 16, 15, 2); 47 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 49.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Jane Austen College (3.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 500 m away; Argos Insert At Sainsburys (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is East Norwich Medical Partnership (1.6 km), with Thorpe Health Centre Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.6 km).
For a haircut, Darcys Beauty and Nail is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 8.9 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Hilldale Breakfast And After School Club is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Saints Event Venue the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 31% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Thorpe St Andrew Conservation Area, Thorpe St Andrew BA Conservation Area).
There are 32 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
The nearest park is Tree Plantation, 800 m away; for exercise, Bannatyne's Health Club (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Norwich is 6.8 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 112 km.
20 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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Every primary near NR7 0SA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is Norwich University of the Arts, 4.0 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.