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Housing in NR3 4BW

What the homes in NR3 4BW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
New Catton & Mousehold North
Council
Norwich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,933 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.2%). Flats make up 31.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

NR3 4BWEngland
Detached4.5%22.9%
Semi-detached25.7%31.5%
Terraced38.2%23%
Purpose-built flat28.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.2% of households in the NR3 4BW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 22.5% own outright and 25.7% with a mortgage.

NR3 4BW
48%
22%
30%
England
  • Owned48.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented21.6%20.5%
  • Social rented29.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR3 4BWEngland
Owned outright22.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council27.7%8.3%
From a housing association2.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR3 4BWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.6%). 20.7% of households include dependent children.

NR3 4BWEngland
Living alone, under 6626.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.8%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 4BW (New Catton & Mousehold North) (about 1,933 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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