Housing in NR5 9FG
What the homes in NR5 9FG 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
- 2,351 (2024)
NR5 9FGNorwich
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.4%). Flats make up 41.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
22.5% of households in the NR5 9FG area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 11% own outright and 11.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented20.1%20.5%
- Social rented57.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (17.7%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NR5 9FG (Bowthorpe & West Earlham) (about 2,351 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.