NR5 8AU postcode in Norwich, Norfolk

NR5 8AU is a postcode in Norwich, in the University ward. It is in the Norwich South parliamentary constituency and the Norfolk police force area, and has been in use since September 2006.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at NR5 8AU can get it Across Norwich: 89% Typical price £214,000 Homes sold in NR5 8, last 12 months. ▼ 2.2% on the year before Nearest station Norwich 4.4 km in a straight line

Where NR5 8AU is, and what is near it

Map of NR5 8AU and what is near it Map of NR5 8AU: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the NR5 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NR5 8AD: also in NR5 8NR5 8AE: also in NR5 8NR5 8AF: also in NR5 8NR5 8AG: also in NR5 8NR5 8AL: also in NR5 8NR5 8AN: also in NR5 8NR5 8AP: also in NR5 8NR5 8AR: also in NR5 8NR5 8AS: also in NR5 8NR5 8AT: also in NR5 8NR5 8AW: also in NR5 8NR5 8AY: also in NR5 8NR5 8AZ: also in NR5 8NR5 8BA: also in NR5 8NR5 8BB: also in NR5 8NR5 8BE: also in NR5 8NR5 8BJ: also in NR5 8NR5 8BL: also in NR5 8NR5 8BN: also in NR5 8NR5 8BW: also in NR5 8NR5 8BY: also in NR5 8NR5 8BZ: also in NR5 8NR5 8DD: also in NR5 8NR5 8DE: also in NR5 8NR5 8DF: also in NR5 8NR5 8DG: also in NR5 8NR5 8DH: also in NR5 8NR5 8DJ: also in NR5 8NR5 8DL: also in NR5 8NR5 8DN: also in NR5 8NR5 8DP: also in NR5 8NR5 8DQ: also in NR5 8NR5 8DS: also in NR5 8NR5 8DT: also in NR5 8NR5 8DU: also in NR5 8NR5 8DW: also in NR5 8NR5 8DX: also in NR5 8NR5 8DY: also in NR5 8NR5 8EA: also in NR5 8NR5 8EB: also in NR5 8NR5 8EH: also in NR5 8NR5 8EJ: also in NR5 8NR5 8EL: also in NR5 8NR5 8EN: also in NR5 8NR5 8EP: also in NR5 8NR5 8EQ: also in NR5 8NR5 8ER: also in NR5 8NR5 8EW: also in NR5 8NR5 8HA: also in NR5 8NR5 8HE: also in NR5 8NR5 8HF: also in NR5 8NR5 8HG: also in NR5 8NR5 8HH: also in NR5 8NR5 8HJ: also in NR5 8NR5 8HL: also in NR5 8NR5 8HN: also in NR5 8NR5 8HP: also in NR5 8NR5 8HQ: also in NR5 8NR5 8HR: also in NR5 8NR5 8HS: also in NR5 8NR5 8HT: also in NR5 8NR5 8HU: also in NR5 8NR5 8HW: also in NR5 8NR5 8HX: also in NR5 8NR5 8HY: also in NR5 8NR5 8HZ: also in NR5 8NR5 8JB: also in NR5 8NR5 8JD: also in NR5 8NR5 8JE: also in NR5 8NR5 8JF: also in NR5 8NR5 8JG: also in NR5 8NR5 8JQ: also in NR5 8NR5 8LA: also in NR5 8NR5 8LB: also in NR5 8NR5 8LD: also in NR5 8NR5 8LE: also in NR5 8NR5 8LF: also in NR5 8NR5 8LG: also in NR5 8NR5 8LL: also in NR5 8NR5 8LN: also in NR5 8NR5 8LP: also in NR5 8NR5 8LQ: also in NR5 8NR5 8LR: also in NR5 8NR5 8LS: also in NR5 8NR5 8LT: also in NR5 8NR5 8LU: also in NR5 8NR5 8LW: also in NR5 8NR5 8LX: also in NR5 8NR5 8LY: also in NR5 8NR5 8LZ: also in NR5 8NR5 8NA: also in NR5 8NR5 8ND: also in NR5 8NR5 8NE: also in NR5 8NR5 8NF: also in NR5 8NR5 8NG: also in NR5 8NR5 8NH: also in NR5 8NR5 8NJ: also in NR5 8NR5 8NL: also in NR5 8NR5 8NQ: also in NR5 8NR5 8NW: also in NR5 8NR5 8NX: also in NR5 8NR5 8NY: also in NR5 8NR5 8NZ: also in NR5 8NR5 8QR: also in NR5 8NR5 8QZ: also in NR5 8NR5 8RA: also in NR5 8NR5 8RB: also in NR5 8NR5 8RG: also in NR5 8NR5 8RH: also in NR5 8NR5 8RJ: also in NR5 8NR5 8RL: also in NR5 8NR5 8RN: also in NR5 8NR5 8RP: also in NR5 8NR5 8RQ: also in NR5 8NR5 8RR: also in NR5 8NR5 8RS: also in NR5 8NR5 8RT: also in NR5 8NR5 8RU: also in NR5 8NR5 8RW: also in NR5 8NR5 8RX: also in NR5 8NR5 8SZ: also in NR5 8NR5 8TY: also in NR5 8 Future Education 700 mGP 1.8 kmNorwich station 4.4 kmWymondham station 11.1 kmWensum NR5 8AU Map of NR5 8AU and what is near it Map of NR5 8AU: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the NR5 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Future Education 700 mGP 1.8 kmWensum NR5 8AU
  • NR5 8AU
  • Other postcodes in NR5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6312, longitude 1.2413)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NR5 8AU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NR5 8AU?

Every home and business at NR5 8AU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NR5 8AU 100% Norwich 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NR5 8AU 100% Norwich 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at NR5 8AU?

BinDayBuddy does not read Norwich City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Norwich City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NR5 8AU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NR5 8AU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Norwich

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NR5 8AU: 2,105 properties in Norwich are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Norwich

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NR5 8AU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NR5 8AU?

Homes in NR5 8 sold for a typical £214,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 48 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£214,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£218,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £270,000 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £242,500 12 sales
  • Terraced £207,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £147,500 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NR5 district: a typical £250,000 from 224 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in NR5 8AU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NR5 8AU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near NR5 8AU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around NR5 8AU. Over half of them (67%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (69%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NR5 8AU

Band D in Norwich for 2026‑27: £2,503. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,669 (band A) to £2,225 (band C); band B, the most common, is £1,947.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (31%)£1,669
Band Babout 390 (67%)£1,947
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£2,225
Band Dwithheld£2,503
Band Ewithheld£3,060
Band Ffewer than 5£3,616
Band Gwithheld£4,172
Band Hfewer than 5£5,007

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 69% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 22% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Norwich before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NR5 8AU is in (ONS area E01026861), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NR5 8AU?

The nearest open schools to NR5 8AU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NR5 8AU, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to NR5 8AU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NR5 8AU is Norwich Rail Station, 4.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Norwich Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle
  • Wymondham Rail Station Railway station 11.1 kmDrive

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Health Centre, 81 m away.

More stations near NR5 8AU, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near NR5 8AU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NR5 8AU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NR5 8AU?

3 within 1 km 21 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NR5 8AU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Bp Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 550 mWalk
  • Bp Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 550 mWalk
  • ElectRoad Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 600 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NR5 8AU?

The nearest to the centre of NR5 8AU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NR5 8AU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NR5 8AU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NR5 8AU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NR5 8AU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NR5 8AU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NR5 8AU?

The nearest vets to the centre of NR5 8AU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NR5 8AU in a conservation area?

The centre of NR5 8AU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NR5 8AU?

Police.uk records 198 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NR5 8AU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences72 reports
Anti-social behaviour41 reports
Other theft20 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports
Vehicle crime12 reports
Other crime7 reports

Also: public order 6, theft from the person 4, bicycle theft 4, drugs 4, burglary 3, shoplifting 3, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for NR5 8AU

Ward
University
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Norwich
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 2006

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

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NR5 8HY70 mNR5 8JD70 mNR5 8AD80 mNR5 8JQ90 mNR5 8JB130 mNR5 8ER140 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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