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Housing in NR7 9RD

What the homes in NR7 9RD 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
1,465 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.1%). Flats make up 47.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NR7 9RDEngland
Detached1.6%22.9%
Semi-detached13.2%31.5%
Terraced38%23%
Purpose-built flat47.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.6% of households in the NR7 9RD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 20.6% own outright and 15.1% with a mortgage.

NR7 9RD
36%
53%
England
  • Owned35.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented8.7%20.5%
  • Social rented53.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR7 9RDEngland
Owned outright20.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council49.3%8.3%
From a housing association3.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR7 9RDEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.4%). 23.8% of households include dependent children.

NR7 9RDEngland
Living alone, under 6627.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.8%12.8%
Couple, no children12.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 9RD (Heartsease & Pilling Park) (about 1,465 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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