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Housing in NR5 9LS

What the homes in NR5 9LS 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
2,174 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.3%). Flats make up 11.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

NR5 9LSEngland
Detached33.3%22.9%
Semi-detached42.3%31.5%
Terraced13.1%23%
Purpose-built flat11%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.4% of households in the NR5 9LS area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 23% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.

NR5 9LS
49%
18%
32%
England
  • Owned49.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented18.1%20.5%
  • Social rented31.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR5 9LSEngland
Owned outright23%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council11.6%8.3%
From a housing association20%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR5 9LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.7%). 28% of households include dependent children.

NR5 9LSEngland
Living alone, under 6616.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.3%12.8%
Couple, no children20.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%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 9LS (Bowthorpe & West Earlham) (about 2,174 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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