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Housing in NR2 3HF

What the homes in NR2 3HF 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
1,543 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (63.9%). Flats make up 13.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

NR2 3HFEngland
Detached15.7%22.9%
Semi-detached7.1%31.5%
Terraced63.9%23%
Purpose-built flat6.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.4% of households in the NR2 3HF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 36.6% own outright and 26.8% with a mortgage.

NR2 3HF
63%
34%
England
  • Owned63.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented34.2%20.5%
  • Social rented2.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR2 3HFEngland
Owned outright36.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR2 3HFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.7%). 22.4% of households include dependent children.

NR2 3HFEngland
Living alone, under 6620.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.8%12.8%
Couple, no children19.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.3%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 NR2 3HF (Earlham Road & College Road) (about 1,543 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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