NR postcode area

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Norwich
Postcode area
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Coordinates: 52°38′49″N1°20′20″E / 52.647°N 1.339°E / 52.647; 1.339
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
NR
Postcode area name
Norwich
Post towns 16
Postcode districts 36
Postcode sectors114
Postcodes (live)23,457
Postcodes (total)28,198
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The NR postcode area, also known as the Norwich postcode area, [2] is a group of 35 postcode districts in the east of England, within 16 post towns. These cover central, north and eastern Norfolk (including Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Attleborough, Wymondham, Dereham, Fakenham, Walsingham, Wells-next-the-Sea, Melton Constable, Holt, Sheringham, Cromer and North Walsham) and part of north-east Suffolk (including Lowestoft, Beccles and Bungay).

Contents

Coverage

The postcode districts are arranged in three roughly concentric rings:

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
NR1NORWICHThorpe Hamlet, Lakenham, (parts of) City Centre, areas close to Thorpe Road Mail Centre Norwich
NR2NORWICHParts of Eaton, parts of Earlham, western and south-western parts of Norwich and parts of the city centreNorwich
NR3NORWICHN part of Norwich, within the ring-road: Mile Cross, New CattonNorwich, Broadland
NR4NORWICHSuburbs and villages west and south-west of Norwich: Eaton, Tuckswood, Cringleford, Colney, Keswick South Norfolk
NR5NORWICHWest and north-west suburbs of Norwich: Bowthorpe, Costessey, EarlhamNorwich, South Norfolk
NR6NORWICHNorth and north-west suburbs of Norwich: Old Catton, Hellesdon Norwich, Broadland
NR7NORWICHEast and south-eastern suburbs of Norwich: Sprowston, Thorpe St. Andrew, HeartseaseNorwich, Broadland
NR8NORWICHSuburbs and villages north-west of Norwich: Drayton, Taverham, Ringland Broadland, South Norfolk
NR9NORWICHVillages west and north-west of Norwich: Barford, Bawburgh, Easton, Hethersett, Hingham, Honingham, Lenwade, Little Melton, Lyng, Marlingford and Colton, Weston Longville Broadland, South Norfolk
NR10NORWICHVillages and towns north and north-west of Norwich: Horsford, Pettywell, Reepham, Hevingham, Stratton Strawless, Horsham St Faith Broadland, South Norfolk
NR11NORWICH Alby with Thwaite, Aldborough, Aylmerton, Aylsham, Banningham, Blickling, East Beckham, Little Barningham, Hanworth, North Barningham, Roughton, Felbrigg, Gimingham, Ingworth, Matlask, Mundesley, Southrepps, Trimingham, Wickmere North Norfolk, Broadland
NR12NORWICH Bacton, Brumstead, Coltishall, East Ruston, Hickling, Ingham, Lessingham, Sloley, Stalham, Tunstead, Wroxham North Norfolk, Broadland
NR13NORWICHTowns and villages east of Norwich: Acle, Brundall, Reedham, Rackheath, Salhouse Broadland
NR14NORWICHSuburbs and villages south and south-east of Norwich: Mulbarton, Loddon, Poringland, Trowse, Haddiscoe South Norfolk
NR15NORWICH Long Stratton, Hempnall, Tasburgh, Newton Flotman, Brooke South Norfolk
NR16NORWICH Banham, Larling, New Buckenham Breckland
NR17ATTLEBOROUGH Attleborough, Little & Great Ellingham, Old Buckenham Breckland
NR18NORWICH non-geographic [3]
NR18WYMONDHAM Wymondham South Norfolk
NR19NORWICHnon-geographic [4] [5]
NR19DEREHAM Dereham Breckland
NR20DEREHAMVillages N and E of Dereham: Bawdeswell, Bylaugh, Elsing, Foxley, Foulsham, Gressenhall, Guestwick, Hockering, Mattishall, Whissonsett, Nethergate, North Elmham, Swanton Morley, Themelthorpe Breckland, Broadland
NR21FAKENHAM Fakenham, Barsham, Binham, Fulmodeston, Colkirk, North Creake, South Creake, South Raynham, East Raynham, West Raynham, Hempton, Helhoughton, Hindringham, Tatterford, Toftrees North Norfolk, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Breckland
NR22WALSINGHAM Walsingham, Houghton St Giles, North Barsham North Norfolk, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
NR23WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA Wells-next-the-Sea, Quarles, Warham, Wighton North Norfolk, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
NR24MELTON CONSTABLE Melton Constable, Stody, Briston, Briningham, Brinton, Edgefield, Gunthorpe, Sharrington, Plumstead, Swanton Novers North Norfolk
NR25HOLT Holt, Kelling, Baconsthorpe, Blakeney, Bodham, Cley next the Sea, Edgfield, Hempstead, High Kelling, Hunworth Langham, Letheringsett, Glandford, Weybourne, West Beckham, Salthouse North Norfolk
NR26NORWICHnon-geographic [3]
NR26SHERINGHAM Sheringham, Beeston Regis, Upper Sheringham North Norfolk
NR27CROMER Cromer, East Runton, West Runton, Frogshall, Northrepps, Overstrand North Norfolk
NR28NORTH WALSHAM North Walsham, Antingham, Crostwight, Honing, Knapton, Trunch, Paston, Ridlington North Norfolk
NR29GREAT YARMOUTH Catfield, Hemsby, Potter Heigham, Rollesby Great Yarmouth, North Norfolk
NR30GREAT YARMOUTH Great Yarmouth, Caister-on-Sea, West Caister, Berney Arms Great Yarmouth, Broadland
NR31GREAT YARMOUTH Gorleston-on-Sea, Bradwell Great Yarmouth
NR32LOWESTOFT North Lowestoft East Suffolk
NR33LOWESTOFT South Lowestoft East Suffolk
NR34BECCLES Beccles, Worlingham, Gillingham, Stockton East Suffolk, South Norfolk
NR35BUNGAY Bungay, Topcroft, Flixton East Suffolk, South Norfolk
NR99NORWICHnon-geographic [4]

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. 1 2 "New sectors and localities to 16 November 2012" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. 1 2 "Non Geographic Codes" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "New sectors and localities to 14 December 2012" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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