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Housing in NR7 9QA

What the homes in NR7 9QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heartsease & Pilling Park
Council
Norwich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,521 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.7%). Flats make up 33.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

NR7 9QAEngland
Detached1.4%22.9%
Semi-detached21.5%31.5%
Terraced43.7%23%
Purpose-built flat32.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.2% of households in the NR7 9QA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 24.2% own outright and 25% with a mortgage.

NR7 9QA
49%
40%
England
  • Owned49.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented10.6%20.5%
  • Social rented39.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR7 9QAEngland
Owned outright24.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council30.5%8.3%
From a housing association9.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR7 9QAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.8%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.

NR7 9QAEngland
Living alone, under 6617.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.2%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 NR7 9QA (Heartsease & Pilling Park) (about 1,521 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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