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Housing in NR1 4PP

What the homes in NR1 4PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heartsease & Pilling Park
Council
Norwich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,229 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.1%). Flats make up 24%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

NR1 4PPEngland
Detached3.4%22.9%
Semi-detached27.4%31.5%
Terraced45.1%23%
Purpose-built flat22.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28.8% of households in the NR1 4PP area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 12% own outright and 16.8% with a mortgage.

NR1 4PP
29%
61%
England
  • Owned28.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented10.1%20.5%
  • Social rented61%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR1 4PPEngland
Owned outright12%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council58.5%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR1 4PPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.3%). 31.1% of households include dependent children.

NR1 4PPEngland
Living alone, under 6625.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.4%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

NorwichEngland
All homes£1,142£1,459
One bedroom£778£1,195
Two bedrooms£972£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,137£1,489
Four or more£1,578£2,161
Detached£1,580£1,640
Semi-detached£1,238£1,449
Terraced£1,154£1,435
Flat or maisonette£881£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NR1 4PP (Heartsease & Pilling Park) (about 1,229 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.

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