City · Norfolk

Norwich area guide

Who lives in Norwich, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Norwich
Region: East of England
Population: 205,469 (2024)

NorwichCity · Norfolk

At a glance

What Norwich is like

Norwich is a city in the East of England. It is home to about 205,469 people across 89,040 households. 52.7% of households own their home, 22.1% rent privately and 24.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 52.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Norwich compares

Headline figures for Norwich, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.4/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 30.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 42 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

90%

Rated good or better across 67 inspected schools in Norwich.

Household incomeMore

£49,643

Average annual income before tax, higher than 40% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Norwich differs most from the national average.

01
A student area
12.7% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
02
A young populationPositive
24.3% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.
03
A lot of social housingLook closer
24.4% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

Questions

Norwich FAQs

Is Norwich a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.4 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 30.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 90% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is Norwich safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around Norwich, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in Norwich?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 9.4% of residents. 52.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (29.2%).

How well connected is Norwich?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 42 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Norwich Rail Station, 1 mile away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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