NR8 5BX maps, stats, and open data
NR8 5BX lies on Townhouse Road in Costessey, Norwich. NR8 5BX is located in the Old Costessey electoral ward, within the local authority district of South Norfolk and the English Parliamentary constituency of South Norfolk. 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 January 1980.
NR8 5BX maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
NR8 5BX geodata
| Easting | 618005 |
| Northing | 311453 |
| Latitude | 52.656951 |
| Longitude | 1.221885 |
Where is NR8 5BX?
| Street | Townhouse Road |
| Locality | Costessey |
| Town/City | Norwich |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | NR8 |
NR8 5BX Elevation
Elevation or altitude of NR8 5BX as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20m | 66ft |
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 | Old Costessey |
|---|---|
| Constituency | South Norfolk |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in NR8 5BX
2025 19 SEP £875,000 |
2023 9 JAN £740,000 |
2020 15 JUN £320,000 |
2018 25 OCT £435,000 |
WOODLANDS ANNEXE, TOWNHOUSE ROAD, COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NR8 5BX 2014 19 SEP £474,500 |
2014 13 AUG £430,000 |
2013 22 JAN £400,000 |
2009 6 AUG £245,000 |
2008 5 SEP £315,000 |
2007 11 JUL £400,000 |
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 NR8 5BX
| Myrtle Avenue (Town House Road) | Costessey | 97m |
| Myrtle Avenue (Town House Road) | Costessey | 100m |
| Folgate Lane (Town House Road) | Costessey | 132m |
| Folgate Lane (Town House Road) | Costessey | 201m |
| Lime Tree Avenue (Town House Road) | Costessey | 420m |
Broadband
Broadband access in NR8 5BX (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 22.2% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 5.6% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 5.6% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in NR8 5BX (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 15.2Mbps |
| Average download speed | 16.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 39.60Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.4Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 1.7Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 7.84Mbps |
Broadband limitations in NR8 5BX (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 | 77.8% |
NR8 5BX gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in NR8 5BX by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 366,264 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 22,892 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 22,133 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 99,882 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 18 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 5,549 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,510 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in NR8 5BX, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in NR8 5BX.
- 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
39.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than NR8 5BX:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to NR8 5BX (metres)
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Nearest post box to NR8 5BX
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Townhouse Road / Folgate Ln | 17:00 | 08:00 | 142m |
| Hill Road | 18:15 | 11:00 | 806m |
| Folgate Lane | 17:00 | 11:15 | 811m |
NR8 5BX ITL and NR8 5BX 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 NR8 5BX:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH1 | East Anglia |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH17 | Breckland and South Norfolk |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000149 | South Norfolk |
NR8 5BX 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 NR8 5BX:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00136952 | |
| LSOA | E01026924 | South Norfolk 001E |
| MSOA | E02005597 | South Norfolk 001 |
Nearest postcodes to NR8 5BX
| NR8 5DX | Hill Top Drive | 63m |
| NR8 5DA | Myrtle Avenue | 109m |
| NR8 5EF | Folgate Lane | 155m |
| NR8 5EB | The Glade | 177m |
| NR8 5EA | Highlands | 246m |
| NR8 5BY | Townhouse Road | 254m |
| NR8 5BU | Nursery Lane | 297m |
| NR8 5DW | Carrs Hill Close | 321m |
| NR8 5DS | The Croft | 331m |
| NR8 5AE | Green Hills Close | 362m |
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