Least deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£300,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,988 sales
+0.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
East of England
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19449
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19449 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · NR8 5AA
HM Land Registry · South Norfolk
Average price
£342,561
Median price: £300,000
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,988 sales
0% · last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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Police Recorded Crime near NR8 5AA
England & WalesCrime trends · near NR8 5AA
Counts are for Old Costessey electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY +30%
21123
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.5%
Other White4.0%
Indian1.8%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Christian48.3%
No religion43.8%
Not answered5.6%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6420.9%
35–4920.3%
65–7413.7%
25–3410.2%
75–849.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%
Households
All members 66+15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.9%
Other12.9%
Any member 66+11.0%
+ 7 other households · 32.5%
Coordinates & Location for NR8 5AA
Postcode
NR8 5AA
Coordinates
52.6589, 1.2105
Grid reference
TG172116
Easting
617,223
Northing
311,637
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F43M656+H5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Costessey
Travel to Work
Norwich
ITL Region
South Norfolk
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
South Norfolk
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Norfolk E14001489
Constituency
E14001489Norfolk
Police Force
England
Ward
Old Costessey
Constituency code
E14001489
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Costessey
International Territorial Level
South Norfolk
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Norfolk
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Norfolk
Sub ICB Location
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB - 26A
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
South Norfolk 016E E01033540
E01033540MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Norfolk 016 E02007054
E02007054LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Norfolk 001H E01033540
E01033540MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Norfolk 001 E02005597
E02005597Urban: 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
7:09 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
11 hours 6 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:09 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 6 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode NR8 5AA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033540 and MSOA E02007054 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 19449
Present — Active
Postcode NR8 5AA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near NR8 5AA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
56%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 28%
Attainment 8
45.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 19%
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