Wordsworth Road is in Norwich and in Norwich district. NR5 8LW is located in the University electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Norwich South. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wordsworth Road, Norwich, NR5 8LW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: NR5 8LL, NR5 8LT, NR5 8LU, NR5 8LQ, NR5 8LE, NR5 8LS, NR5 8LF, NR5 8LN, NR5 8LP.

Wordsworth Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wordsworth Road are based on 28 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Norwich.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for NR5 8LW

Average Price
£267,646
Semi-Detached
£271,285
Terraced
£289,224
Detached
£235,066
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wordsworth Road

Average Price
£264,330
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wordsworth Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
15 Wordsworth Road, Norwich, Norfolk
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£195,0002014-10-31 £294,494
18 Wordsworth Road, Norwich, Norfolk
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£190,0002014-07-21 £290,466
22 Wordsworth Road, Norwich, Norfolk
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£150,0002013-04-05 £262,860
18 Wordsworth Road, Norwich, Norfolk
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£160,0002011-10-19 £292,991
28 Wordsworth Road, Norwich, Norfolk
Terraced, an established residential building 		£144,0002006-01-20 £272,428

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Earlham Nursery School
Cadge Road, NR5 8DB 		774 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
Scarnell Road, NR5 8HT 		421 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4West Earlham Junior School
Scarnell Road, NR5 8HT 		421 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Norwich Primary Academy
Clarkson Road, NR5 8ED 		796 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
Rawley Road, Bowthorpe NR5 9AP 		1,015 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Valley Primary Academy
Gentry Place, NR5 8XZ 		1,090 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4City Academy Norwich
299 Bluebell Road, NR4 7LP 		1,017 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ormiston Victory Academy
Middleton Crescent, Costessey NR5 0PX 		2,784 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hellesdon High School
187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon NR6 5SB 		3,600 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Eaton Road, NR4 6PP 		3,771 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Jane Austen College
46-48 Colegate, NR3 1DD 		4,134 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School
The Old Fire Station, 30 Bethel Street NR2 1NR 		3,956 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education
Ipswich Road, NR2 2LJ 		4,060 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedFuture Education
168b Motum Road, NR5 8EG 		607 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of East Anglia
The Registry, University Plain NR4 7TJ 		1,351 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBanks House School
55a Norwich Road, NR5 0EQ 		1,481 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Pettus Road, NR4 7BU 		2,418 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4The Parkside School, Norwich
College Road, NR2 3JA 		2,523 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Rasa's Cafe31 Earlham West Centre, Norwich167 yd
Earlham Park CafeThe Gardens, Earlham Road618 yd
NR5 Community HubCommunity Centre, Cadge Road695 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Anatoli Social Club2D Larkman Lane, Norwich741 yd
Fiveways Public HouseFiveways, Gipsy Lane894 yd
The Cherry TreeDereham Road, Norwich1,034 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
BBQ Chinese Takeaway28 Earlham West Centre, Norwich180 yd
Earlham Pizza House32 Earlham West Centre, Norwich180 yd
Happy View173 Earlham Green Lane, Norwich616 yd
Neptune Fish Bar179A Earlham Green Lane, Norwich644 yd
Britannia Kebab And Pizza House78 Cadge Road, Norwich695 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Aldi1 Larkman Lane, Norwich588 yd
Co-op FoodstoreEast Of England Co-Operative Society, Earlham Green Lane752 yd
Tesco Express GarageTesco Express, Filling Station And Premises769 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Norwich Primary Academy
NORWICH PRIMARY ACADEMY NORWICH PRIMARY ACADEMY CLARKSON ROAD 		grass pitches639 yd
City Academy Norwich
BLUEBELL ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool935 yd
Sportspark
UNIVERSITY DRIVE 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts1,078 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed200 Mbit/s
Average download speed239 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed24 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Wordsworth Road dangerous?

In 2023, 372 crimes were reported near Wordsworth Road . Only 28% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of NR5 8LW.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 372
Violence And Sexual Offences 173
Criminal Damage And Arson 56
Public Order 30
Other Theft 24
Anti Social Behaviour 24
Burglary 11
Bicycle Theft 11
Other Crime 11
Vehicle Crime 10
Drugs 10
Possession Of Weapons 6
Robbery 5
Shoplifting 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of NR5 8LW.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Sarah Williman Close515 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Scarnell Road492 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Hankin Court476 yd
2023-12RobberyUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Motum Road425 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Earlham Green Lane345 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near George Fox Way440 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near George Dance Place360 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Brereton Close306 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Brereton Close306 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonOffender given a cautionOn or near Sarah Williman Close515 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NR5 8LW area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)160
Full-Time Student (with or without job)49
Full-Time Employee41
Retired39
Part-Time Employee29
Long-Term Sick or disabled28
Looking after home or family20
Self-Employed18
Other8
Unemployed6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles21
Administrative and support service activities9
Accommodation and food service activities9
Education7
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Transport and storage4
Construction3
Manufacturing3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Other2
Financial and insurance activities1

People

Gender

Female256
Male208

Partnership Status

Single289
Married: Opposite sex67
Separated3
Divorced26
Widowed12

Health

Very good health217
Good health160
Fair health52
Bad health26
Very bad health8

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications51
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 33
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 31
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 190
Degree or Similar 64
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese11
Indian5
Pakistani10
Other Asian16
Black African24
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other4
White371
Arab2
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom371
European Union33
Rest of Europe4
Africa11
Middle East and Asia37
The Americas and the Caribbean5
Oceania3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK371
10+ Years34
5-10 Years22
2-5 Years7
Less than 2 years31

Passport Held

United Kingdom322
Ireland4
Italy1
Portugal2
Spain5
Lithuania3
Poland12
Other EU countries2
Other Europe2
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East2
Eastern Asia10
Southern Asia6
South-East Asia4
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held82

Religion

No religion249
Christian144
Buddhist4
Hindu7
Jewish1
Muslim20
Other religion7
Not answered31
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