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Housing in NR2 3LE

What the homes in NR2 3LE 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
1,636 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (74%). Flats make up 15%, well below the 22.2% across England.

NR2 3LEEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached8.9%31.5%
Terraced74%23%
Purpose-built flat3.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.7% of households in the NR2 3LE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 49.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.

NR2 3LE
46%
50%
England
  • Owned45.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented49.9%20.5%
  • Social rented4.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR2 3LEEngland
Owned outright21.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent46.9%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association2.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR2 3LEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.6%). 19.1% of households include dependent children.

NR2 3LEEngland
Living alone, under 6624.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.2%12.8%
Couple, no children20.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households22.7%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 3LE (Earlham Road & College Road) (about 1,636 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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