Norwich & Peterborough Building Society
Norwich & Peterborough Building Society is the leading mutual independent financial adviser in the East of England and the 14th largest building society in the UK. A carbon neutral company since January 2007, N&P offers a wide range of products and services including banking, savings, mortgages and independent financial advice.
The Norwich Building Society was founded on 6th April 1852 under the imposing title of 'Norwich and District Provident Permanent Benefit Building and Freehold Land Society'. The Peterborough Provincial Benefit Society was founded in 1860. Norwich and Peterborough Building Society was formed on 31st October 1986 when the Peterborough and the Norwich Building Societies merged. At that time the Peterborough's assets were £280 million and the Norwich's were £176 million.
Our operating area runs from Scunthorpe to Chelmsford and west to Bedford. We operate through 55 branches spread throughout this area, plus a branch in Gibraltar, via a Contact Centre in Peterborough and through a fully transactional web site. For a building society, we offer a wide range of financial services: mortgages, savings, bank accounts, personal loans, general insurance broking and independent financial advice. We also have a strong commercial lending operation. We employ around 1,000 staff, of whom 400 are based at our principal office in Peterborough. All our staff are trained to offer very high levels of personal service and advice. We have 470,000 customers, the majority of whom are members and based within our operating area.
Where we are today
The Society now has 56 branches. Whilst these are mainly located in East Anglia and Lincolnshire, there is also a branch in Gibraltar (opened in 1990). Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opened the principal office, on a "green field" business park, just outside Peterborough in 1988. The Norwich and Peterborough Group includes Norwich and Peterborough Insurance Brokers Ltd, which is located in Cambridge, Cromer, Dereham, Downham Market, Felixstowe, Norwich, Outwell and Woodbridge.
