Housing in NR23 1AX
What the homes in NR23 1AX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wells & Blakeney
- Council
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,219 (2024)
NR23 1AXWells-next-the-Sea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (43.7%). Flats make up 14.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65.8% of households in the NR23 1AX area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 56.1% own outright and 9.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented16.3%20.5%
- Social rented16.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 42.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (28.2%). 13.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Norfolk
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Norfolk (August 2026, +4.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NR23 1AX (Wells & Blakeney) (about 1,219 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.