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Thinking of living at NR7 8DN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White House Farm | Primary | 0 m | – |
| Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Cecil Gowing Infant School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Falcon Junior School | Primary | 1.3 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Sprowston Junior School | Primary | 1.7 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Sprowston Community Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Open Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 36.7 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 49.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sewell Park Academy | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 39.1 · 4.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Jane Austen College | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 53.7 · 23.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Include School Norfolk | Independent | 3.7 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Norwich School | Independent | 4.2 km | 51.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Nurture Education Trust |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Sprowston Community Academy | 1.5 km | 11 |
| Swimming | Sprowston Manor Hotel And Country Club | 480 m | 8 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 3.6 km | 5 |
| Football | 5-a-side | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | 5-a-Side Pitch | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Bowls | County Arts Club | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Table tennis | Rileys | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 4.5 km | 3 |
| Golf | Sprowston Manor Hotel And Country Club | 480 m | 2 |
| Snooker | Woodside Snooker Centre | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Spixworth Village Hall Playing Fields | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Yare Boat Club | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Bannatyne Health Club (Norwich) | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Norwich Frostbite Sailing Club | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Norwich Rugby Football Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Archery | Clickers Archery Ltd | 2.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 29. 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 Salhouse, a drive away (3.8 km), with 14k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Norwich.
The nearest bus stop is Mallard Way, 150 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 11A, 11).
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is White House Farm, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Sprowston Community Academy, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 45 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Jane Austen College (3.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 350 m away; The 1:1 Diet By Cambridge Weight Plan (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sprowston Primary Care Centre (850 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, A J Barbers is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 8.2 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Costa is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Blue Boar Inn (Wet Sales) the nearest pub (750 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 33% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 852 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Sparhawk Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Sewell Park Sports Centre (3.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Norwich is 4.2 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 113 km.
11 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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| Independent |
| 5.0 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near NR7 8DN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is Norwich University of the Arts, 4.4 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.