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Housing in NR3 1FN

What the homes in NR3 1FN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South
Council
Norwich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,062 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (72.5%). Flats make up 74.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NR3 1FNEngland
Detached1%22.9%
Semi-detached9.9%31.5%
Terraced14.4%23%
Purpose-built flat72.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

21.5% of households in the NR3 1FN area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 12.2% own outright and 9.3% with a mortgage.

NR3 1FN
21%
14%
64%
England
  • Owned21.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented14.4%20.5%
  • Social rented63.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR3 1FNEngland
Owned outright12.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan9.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council43%8.3%
From a housing association20.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 51.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR3 1FNEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.3%). 19.8% of households include dependent children.

NR3 1FNEngland
Living alone, under 6636.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%12.8%
Couple, no children10.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.5%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 NR3 1FN (Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South) (about 2,062 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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