| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 2 | City Of Peterborough B | Co Peterboro | 4:47.18 | |
| 2 | 4 | City Of Peterborough A | Co Peterboro | 4:28.87 | |
| 3 | 6 | Chelmsford | Chelmsford | 4:27.58 | |
| 4 | 8 | Hatfield A | Hatfield | 4:23.22 | |
| 5 | 7 | Hatfield B | Hatfield | 4:29.36 | |
| 6 | 5 | UEA City of Norwich | UEA Norwich | 4:36.53 | |
| 7 | 3 | Dereham & District | Dereham | 4:47.67 | |
| 8 | 1 | Basildon and Phoenix | Basildon Ph | 4:49.83 | |