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What it's like at NR2 2HU: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Norwich, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 4.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Albemarle Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 14, 11A, 12, 11); 147 departures an hour from the 5 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 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Colman Infant School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 50.4 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Jane Austen College (1.4 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op Foodstore, 500 m away; Ford Fish Fruit And Veg (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mile End Road Surgery (450 m), with Hurn Chemist the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, House of Handsome is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 4.4 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, 14 pubs and bars.
Kofra is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Eaton Cottage the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 96 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 123 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 46% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Eagle Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Christian Fulcher Pilates (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Norwich is 6.1 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 108 km.
45 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eaton Grove - Norwich High School For Girls | II | 30 m |
| 97, Newmarket Road | II | 180 m |
| 18, Albemarle Road | II | 180 m |
| Forecourt Wall, Railings, Gates and Gatepiers to Number 97 | II | 190 m |
| 92, Newmarket Road | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Norwich South constituency: Clive Lewis MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 13,239 (29.4%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 48%, Green Party 18%, Conservative 13%, Reform UK 12%.
14 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near NR2 2HU →
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
It's young: 25% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 48% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Norwich University of the Arts, 1.9 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 80.9% | 86.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 15.4% | 11.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.6% | 1.7% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Caister Point · about 31 min
Nearest: Beccles Lido · about 33 min
Nearest: Carrow Road · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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