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Norwich

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Population
143,906
Households
64,484
Crimes · Jul '26
1,100
64,484
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
No religion · 53%
Religion
Most deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
1,100
Crimes · Jul '26
£230,000
Median property price · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,669 sales
£1,142
Average rent, August 2026
3,343
Postcodes
64,484
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
No religion · 53%
Religion
Most deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
1,100
Crimes · Jul '26
£230,000
Median property price · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,669 sales
£1,142
Average rent, August 2026
3,343
Postcodes

Sold prices in Norwich

England & Wales
Property sales · Norwich
HM Land Registry · Norwich
Average price
£271,110
Median price: £230,000
All property types · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,669 sales
-6.1% · last 12 full months vs the prior 12
View district NR1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 75 sales · avg £261,299
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£439k£342k£245k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Norwich

England & Wales
Crime trends · Norwich

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearAug '24 – Jul '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
439
YoY +10%
439380320
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
ASB
178
YoY stable
235176116
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Vehicle Crime
41
YoY +64%
432914
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Burglary
23
YoY -26%
392613
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Criminal damage
89
YoY -11%
1048055
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
75
YoY -18%
987450
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Other Theft
57
YoY stable
695439
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

1,100
incidents · Jul '26

Demographics in Norwich

Ethnicity

Total residents: 143,893
White Brit.77.6%
Other White8.7%
African1.9%
Indian1.8%
Other Asian1.6%
+ 2 other groups · 8.4%

Religion

Total residents: 143,939
No religion53.5%
Christian33.6%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim3.0%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 143,906
35–4919.2%
25–3416.5%
50–6415.6%
20–2411.4%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%

Households

Total households: 64,484
Other26.2%
Any member 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.8%
+ 7 other households · 34.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Norwich

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 4.30 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.30 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Norwich

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Norwich

Norwich is a 21-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.7 km

  • Norwich

    Rail

    1.7 km

  • Salhouse

    Rail

    8.7 km

  • Brundall Gardens

    Rail

    9.2 km

  • Brundall

    Rail

    10.6 km

  • Hoveton & Wroxham

    Rail

    12.5 km

  • Wroxham (Bure Valley Railway)

    Underground

    12.5 km

  • Buckenham

    Rail

    13.2 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Norwich

GPs make up most of the mapped places

32 GPs · 10 Libraries · 5 Museums · 53 in all

  • GPs32
  • Libraries10
  • Museums5
  • Hospitals3
  • Universities3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Norwich

Average rent, August 2026

£1,142/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£778
1 bed
£972
2 bed
£1,137
3 bed
£1,578
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Norfolk.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Norwich is the district council. School applications go through Norfolk.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Norfolk
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceApplication deadlines and offer daysHome education — find your councilHome education guidance

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Overview of Norwich

Coordinates52.6324, 1.2833
Postcodes
3,343
Population (Census)
143,906
Households (Census)
64,484
Recorded crime · Jul '26
1,100

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