NR2 postcode area guide — Broadland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NR2 postcode district in Broadland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NR2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.8%
Gigabit-capable
84%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NR2 postcode district (Broadland) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 714 postcodes Ofcom measures in NR2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84%.
Around 0% of premises in NR2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in NR2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NR2 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| NR2 1AD | 100% | 73.3% |
| NR2 1AG | 100% | 66.7% |
| NR2 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| NR2 1AQ | 100% | 83.3% |
| NR2 1AR | 85.7% | 64.3% |
| NR2 1AS | 100% | 100% |
| NR2 1AT | 100% | 53.8% |
| NR2 1AW | 100% | 100% |
| NR2 1AX | 100% | 80% |
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Mobile signal around Broadland
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Broadland district (65,364 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
71%
4G outdoors — all networks
98%
5G outdoors — all networks
26.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
72.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NR2
Police recorded 655 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NR2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 218 | 33.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 113 | 17.3% |
| Shoplifting | 110 | 16.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 52 | 7.9% |
| Public order | 46 | 7.0% |
| Other theft | 39 | 6.0% |
| Drugs | 20 | 3.1% |
| Bicycle theft | 12 | 1.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NR2
Based on 369 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NR2 is £265,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£266,000).
Detached
£600,000
17 sales
Semi-detached
£300,000
48 sales
Terraced
£272,000
222 sales
Flat / maisonette
£150,000
64 sales
Latest recorded sales in NR2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Waddington Street | NR2 4JX |
| 15 May 2026 | £317,500 | Terraced | Ten Bell Lane | NR2 1HE |
| 15 May 2026 | £277,000 | Terraced | Merton Road | NR2 3TT |
| 15 May 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | Northumberland Street | NR2 4BB |
| 12 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Wellington Road | NR2 3HT |
| 12 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Livingstone Street | NR2 4HE |
| 8 May 2026 | £153,000 | Flat | Kinghorn Road | NR2 3PT |
| 8 May 2026 | £158,000 | Flat | Watson Grove | NR2 4LF |
| 8 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Gloucester Street | NR2 2DY |
| 8 May 2026 | £120,000 | Flat | Midland Walk | NR2 4QP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Broadland demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Broadland district (131,722 residents, 57,760 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.1% |
| 15–29 | 18.4% |
| 30–44 | 17.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.7% |
| 65+ | 25.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 77.1% |
| Private rented | 12.3% |
| Social rented | 8.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NR2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 635 | NR2 1NR |
| Norwich High School for Girls GDST | Not applicable | 3–19 | 574 | NR2 2HU |
| Avenue Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 466 | NR2 3HP |
| Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School | Not applicable | 2–14 | 428 | NR2 2LR |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 424 | NR2 3QB |
| Bignold Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 399 | NR2 2SY |
| Recreation Road Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 328 | NR2 3PA |
| The Parkside School, Norwich | Not applicable | 7–18 | 199 | NR2 3JA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in NR2
452 rated food businesses operate in NR2. 281 hold the top rating of 5, 98 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 38 St Giles Boutique Bed And Breakfast, Al Madina Butcher, Alchemista, Alexandra Tavern, Ali Newsagent Norwich Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NR2
From a sample of 220 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NR2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
39%
Band D
41%
Band E
16%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Broadland
Landlines around NR2 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.
