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Housing in NR2 4LA

What the homes in NR2 4LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heigham Grove & St Augustines
Council
Norwich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,601 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (84%). Flats make up 84.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NR2 4LAEngland
Detached1.4%22.9%
Semi-detached4.9%31.5%
Terraced8.8%23%
Purpose-built flat84%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

19.9% of households in the NR2 4LA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 8.9% own outright and 11% with a mortgage.

NR2 4LA
20%
16%
63%
England
  • Owned19.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented16.2%20.5%
  • Social rented63.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR2 4LAEngland
Owned outright8.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council47.8%8.3%
From a housing association15.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 57.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR2 4LAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.5%). 18.6% of households include dependent children.

NR2 4LAEngland
Living alone, under 6635.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.6%12.8%
Couple, no children11.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 4LA (Heigham Grove & St Augustines) (about 1,601 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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