Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4247
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4247 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near NR5 8BQ
Crime trends · near NR5 8BQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY +11%
ASB
3
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY +300%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY +33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
51
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,036
White Brit.76.3%
Other White8.7%
African2.5%
Other Asian2.0%
Chinese1.3%
+ 3 other groups · 9.1%
Religion
Total residents: 2,043
No religion56.4%
Christian31.3%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim3.4%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,043
35–4918.4%
25–3415.5%
20–2414.9%
50–6413.8%
10–159.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Total households: 807
Other20.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.4%
Any member 66+11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
+ 7 other households · 33.5%
Administrative Information
Norwich
Local Authority
Council Area
Norwich South E14001409
Constituency
E14001409
Norfolk
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wensum
Constituency code
E14001409
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Norwich, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Norwich
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Norfolk
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Norfolk
Sub ICB Location
NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB - 26A
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Norwich 006C E01026865
E01026865
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Norwich 006 E02005589
E02005589
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Norwich 006C E01026865
E01026865
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Norwich 006 E02005589
E02005589
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:05 AM
Sunrise
7:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:05 AM
Sunset (today)
7:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2005
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> Present
July 2005 — Introduced
Postcode NR5 8BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 4247
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01026865 and MSOA E02005589 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NR5 8BQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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