Costessey

Costessey is covered by postcode district NR8. It is in the South Norfolk council area, Norfolk.

Typical price £412,500 Homes sold in Costessey, last 12 months. ▲ 26.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 25 of 50 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 8 of 50 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 13 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Costessey, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Costessey, by flood risk Of the 50 postcodes in Costessey that ONS places, 5 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at low risk at worst and 42 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Costessey. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NR8 5AA: not on the flood risk listNR8 5AB: not on the flood risk listNR8 5AD: not on the flood risk listNR8 5AE: not on the flood risk listNR8 5AL: not on the flood risk listNR8 5AP: not on the flood risk listNR8 5AR: not on the flood risk listNR8 5AS: not on the flood risk listNR8 5AT: not on the flood risk listNR8 5AU: not on the flood risk listNR8 5AY: not on the flood risk listNR8 5BA: not on the flood risk listNR8 5BB: not on the flood risk listNR8 5BD: not on the flood risk listNR8 5BN: not on the flood risk listNR8 5BS: not on the flood risk listNR8 5BT: not on the flood risk listNR8 5BU: not on the flood risk listNR8 5BW: not on the flood risk listNR8 5BX: not on the flood risk listNR8 5BY: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DA: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DE: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DF: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DH: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DJ: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DL: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DN: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DP: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DQ: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DR: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DS: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DT: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DW: not on the flood risk listNR8 5DX: not on the flood risk listNR8 5EA: not on the flood risk listNR8 5EB: not on the flood risk listNR8 5ED: not on the flood risk listNR8 5EF: not on the flood risk listNR8 5EN: not on the flood risk listNR8 5EW: not on the flood risk listNR8 5AG: low flood risk at worstNR8 5AJ: low flood risk at worstNR8 5DD: low flood risk at worstNR8 5AH: high flood riskNR8 5AN: high flood riskNR8 5AW: high flood riskNR8 5DB: high flood riskNR8 5DG: high flood risk Costessey Map of every postcode in Costessey, by flood risk Of the 50 postcodes in Costessey that ONS places, 5 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at low risk at worst and 42 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Costessey. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Costessey
  • A home or business at high risk: 5
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 3
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 42

Of the 50 postcodes in Costessey that ONS places, 5 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at low risk at worst and 42 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.6603, longitude 1.2121. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

NR8 5DB4 at high riskNR8 5AW3 at high riskNR8 5DG3 at high riskNR8 5AH2 at high riskNR8 5AN1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Costessey?

Homes sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 26.9% on the 12 months before. At 25 of the 50 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 13 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 8 of its 50 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Roundwell Medical Centre, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Norwich, 7.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Costessey?

Homes in Costessey sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, up 26.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£412,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£325,000
12 months to August 2026
£412,500

▲ up 26.9% on the 12 months before

Detached£551,000 18 sales
Semi-detached£253,750 8 sales
Terraced 4 sales, too few to price

Across the whole NR8 district, Costessey's main postcode district: a typical £295,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Costessey: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Costessey?

None of the 50 postcodes now in use in Costessey came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 22 homes sold in Costessey were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NR8 district, 9%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn CostesseyAcross the NR8 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 30 (0%) 14 of 305 (5%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 22 (0%) 39 of 425 (9%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Costessey?

Ofcom reports on 50 of the 50 postcodes in Costessey. At 25 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit25 of 50
Postcodes where every home can get superfast42 of 50

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Costessey at risk of flooding?

8 of the 50 postcodes in Costessey have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 13 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 8 of 50 postcodes High: 13Low: 78

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Costessey?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Costessey. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Costessey?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Costessey is Norwich Rail Station, 7.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Norwich Rail Station Railway station 7.4 kmDrive
  • Salhouse Rail Station Railway station 12.2 kmDrive
  • Wymondham Rail Station Railway station 12.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Costessey?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Costessey. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Costessey safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 347 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Costessey over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 25 September 2025
  2. 20 October 2025
  3. 29 November 2025
  4. 21 December 2025
  5. 25 January 2026
  6. 28 February 2026
  7. 30 March 2026
  8. 28 April 2026
  9. 37 May 2026
  10. 36 June 2026
  11. 30 July 2026
  12. 38 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences158 reports
Anti-social behaviour58 reports
Criminal damage and arson50 reports
Other theft19 reports
Public order18 reports
Burglary11 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports
Possession of weapons7 reports

Also: other crime 7, bicycle theft 4, drugs 4, shoplifting 2.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Costessey?

District, borough or city council
South Norfolk
County council
Norfolk
Parliamentary constituency
South Norfolk
Police force area
Norfolk
Region
East of England
Country
England
MP
Ben Goldsborough (Labour)

All 50 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Costessey postcodes

50 postcodes in use in Costessey, by district:

NR8 postcode district,50 postcodes

That district is in the NR postcode area.

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Places near Costessey

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Costessey's £412,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Queen's Hills2.1 km, £247,500Taverham and Drayton2.4 km, £319,000Horsford5.0 km, £282,500Norwich5.8 km, £250,000Cringleford6.3 km, £385,500Hethersett6.9 km, £297,500Spixworth8.1 km, £310,000Rackheath11.1 km, £325,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Costessey

What is it like to live in Costessey?
Homes sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 26.9% on the 12 months before. At 25 of the 50 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 13 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 8 of its 50 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Roundwell Medical Centre, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Norwich, 7.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Costessey?
Costessey is covered by postcode district NR8, across 50 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Costessey in?
Costessey is in the South Norfolk council area, and Norfolk is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Costessey?
Costessey is in the South Norfolk parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Ben Goldsborough (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Costessey?
Homes in Costessey sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, up 26.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Costessey?
In Costessey, primary schools at its postcodes include St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Ormiston Victory Academy, 1.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Costessey have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Costessey is Norwich, 7.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Costessey?
Ofcom reports on 50 of the 50 postcodes in Costessey. At 25 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Costessey at risk of flooding?
8 of the 50 postcodes in Costessey have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 13 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Costessey?
None of the 50 postcodes now in use in Costessey came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 22 homes sold in Costessey were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NR8 district, 9%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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