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Housing in NR2 3BE

What the homes in NR2 3BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Earlham Road & College Road
Council
Norwich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,618 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (86.7%). Flats make up 6.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NR2 3BEEngland
Detached1.3%22.9%
Semi-detached5.2%31.5%
Terraced86.7%23%
Purpose-built flat3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.5% of households in the NR2 3BE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.5% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.

NR2 3BE
57%
40%
England
  • Owned56.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented39.6%20.5%
  • Social rented3.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR2 3BEEngland
Owned outright27.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.1%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR2 3BEEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (25%). 21.3% of households include dependent children.

NR2 3BEEngland
Living alone, under 6623.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%12.8%
Couple, no children25%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.6%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 NR2 3BE (Earlham Road & College Road) (about 1,618 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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