NR5 8BU maps, stats, and open data
NR5 8BU lies on Old School Close in Norwich. NR5 8BU is located in the Wensum electoral ward, within the local authority district of Norwich and the English Parliamentary constituency of Norwich South. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB - 26A and the police force is Norfolk. This postcode has been in use since October 2005.
NR5 8BU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
NR5 8BU geodata
| Easting | 620316 |
| Northing | 308850 |
| Latitude | 52.632656 |
| Longitude | 1.254258 |
Where is NR5 8BU?
| Street | Old School Close |
| Town/City | Norwich |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | NR5 |
NR5 8BU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of NR5 8BU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Wensum |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Norwich South |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in NR5 8BU
22, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE, NORWICH, NR5 8BU 2006 10 MAR £134,950 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to NR5 8BU
| Methodist Church (Bowthorpe Road) | Norwich | 115m |
| Methodist Church (Bowthorpe Road) | Norwich | 159m |
| Gipsy Lane (Bowthorpe Road) | Earlham | 249m |
| Gipsy Lane (Bowthorpe Road) | Earlham | 254m |
| Henderson Road (Earlham Road) | Earlham | 386m |
Nearest railway stations to NR5 8BU
| Norwich Station | 3.6km |
Broadband
Broadband access in NR5 8BU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in NR5 8BU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 49.9Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 78.11Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 13.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in NR5 8BU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
NR5 8BU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in NR5 8BU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 192,441 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 28 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,873 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 6,793 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 61,182 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 28 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,185 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 1,870 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in NR5 8BU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in NR5 8BU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
48.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than NR5 8BU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to NR5 8BU (metres)
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Nearest post box to NR5 8BU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| North Earlham Post Office | 17:30 | 11:00 | 127m |
| Winchcomb Road | 18:40 | 11:00 | 437m |
| 384 Bowthorpe Road | 17:30 | 11:00 | 527m |
NR5 8BU ITL and NR5 8BU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for NR5 8BU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH1 | East Anglia |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH15 | Norwich and East Norfolk |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000148 | Norwich |
NR5 8BU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for NR5 8BU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00173837 | |
| LSOA | E01026863 | Norwich 006A |
| MSOA | E02005589 | Norwich 006 |
Nearest postcodes to NR5 8BU
| NR5 8BT | Roe Drive | 81m |
| NR5 8AB | Bowthorpe Road | 88m |
| NR5 8AQ | Field View | 94m |
| NR5 8BQ | Ivy Road | 98m |
| NR5 8BX | Alicante Way | 104m |
| NR5 8AJ | Stanford Court | 148m |
| NR5 8DS | Filby Close | 179m |
| NR5 8AR | Irstead Road | 200m |
| NR5 8BD | Apsley Court | 215m |
| NR5 8AP | Beverley Road | 245m |
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