Housing in NR1 3RT
What the homes in NR1 3RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Town Close
- Council
- Norwich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,984 (2024)
NR1 3RTNorwich
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (56.6%). Flats make up 63.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
30.7% of households in the NR1 3RT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.1% own outright and 13.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented24.3%20.5%
- Social rented44.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 52.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.6%). 16.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Norwich
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Norwich (August 2026, +0.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NR1 3RT (Town Close) (about 1,984 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.