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Housing in NR5 9AP

What the homes in NR5 9AP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bowthorpe & West Earlham
Council
Norwich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,614 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (29%). Flats make up 29.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

NR5 9APEngland
Detached15.1%22.9%
Semi-detached29%31.5%
Terraced26.8%23%
Purpose-built flat27.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.4% of households in the NR5 9AP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 16.4% own outright and 14.9% with a mortgage.

NR5 9AP
31%
17%
50%
England
  • Owned31.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented16.7%20.5%
  • Social rented50.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR5 9APEngland
Owned outright16.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council37%8.3%
From a housing association13.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR5 9APEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.2%). 25.6% of households include dependent children.

NR5 9APEngland
Living alone, under 6625.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.1%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 NR5 9AP (Bowthorpe & West Earlham) (about 1,614 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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