Norwich
Norwich is a city in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 140,000. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, 3 supermarkets, and around 135 restaurants and cafés, along with 96 bus stops and Norwich railway station 0.7 km away. There were around 789 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 3 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Norwich is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 143,922 residents at roughly 3,688 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 272nd of 294 English council areas — better than 7% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 12° / 8° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:19
9h 23m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
875 reported · August 2026▼ 3% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences284
- Anti-social behaviour163
- Shoplifting141
- Public order67
Neighbourhood team: Norwich East · Norfolk
Local policing priorities
- We work with the community and local partners, as well as looking at our own data to come up with the priority that we will have for Norw…
- We work with the community and local partners, as well as looking at our own data to come up with the priority that we will have for Norw…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
298 reported road collisions (2025)
76 killed or seriously injured · 334 casualties · 20.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 397 rated 4–5 ★ (304 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Norwich (0.7 km)
- 96 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Norwich (0.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£227,535 average▼ 2% YoY
Across Norwich · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,142 average monthly rent▲ 0.6% YoY
- 1 bed £778
- 2 bed £972
- 3 bed £1,137
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.5 times median annual pay (6.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,698 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (2.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (4.5 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
67 charging locations within ~8 km
- 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Rose Lane multi-storey car park (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres9
- Gyms11
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches29
- Playgrounds36
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
143,922 residents in Norwich · 3,688/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 69%
- 65+: 15%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK14,266
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,688
- Net moves−2,422
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 64 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,503 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (41% of 69,210)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
63 schools · 20,615 pupils
34 primary · 8 secondary · 21 other
Ofsted: 18 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
48 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Jane Austen CollegeOutstanding
- Hewett AcademyGood
- Notre Dame High School, NorwichGood
- Sewell Park AcademyGood
- The Open AcademyGood
- City Academy NorwichRequires improvement
- City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
- University Technical College Norfolk
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Norwich
Care & health services
880 CQC-registered services
- Care homes319
- GP practices128
- Dentists172
- Homecare agencies178
- Hospitals & hospices29
CQC ratings: 80% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Norfolk
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (City Centre)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 957 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
163 applications decided
90.2% granted · 147 granted, 16 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Clive Lewis
Labour
Norwich South
Recent votes:
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green majority
- Lab 12
- LD 3
- Grn 21
- Ref 2
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools21
- GPs & clinics17
- Pharmacies13
- Supermarkets9
- Parks & greens52
- Restaurants & cafés382
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,590 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2,683 jobs advertised · £42,841 avg
e.g. Loss Adjuster, HGV Class 1 Driver - Norwich, Loss Adjuster – Norwich /Ipswich / Norfolk region
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£714 median full-time weekly pay
4.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,616 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
50% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 83,934 certificates
12.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
77% low-carbon electricity
Wind 46% · Gas 22% · Nuclear 21% · Biomass 10%
97 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.7 yrs women · 78.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Norfolk): 61.1 women · 61.3 men
54% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
8 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in NR1
- Lakenham Surgery
- The Lionwood Medical Practice
- Norwich Practices Health Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Norwich South:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks451 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases205 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND179 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills138 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Disapprove the draft Equality Act 2010 guidance laid on 21 May 2026120 local signatures · 27,626 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Cattle Market Street drill hall · 0.1 kmThe Cattle Market Street drill hall is a former military installation in Norwich, United Kingdom.
Shirehall, Norwich · 0.1 kmThe Shirehall is a municipal facility in Market Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk. It is a Grade II listed building.
- Radio Norwich 99.9 · 0.1 km
Greatest Hits Radio Norfolk & North Suffolk is an Independent Local Radio station owned and operated by Bauer, broadcasting to Norwich and the surrounding area. The station was merged with North Norfolk Radio and The…
- Timeline of Norwich · 0.1 km
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England.
Norwich Castle · 0.1 kmNorwich Castle is a medieval royal fortification in the city of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk. William the Conqueror (1066–1087) ordered its construction in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of England.…
St Peter Parmentergate · 0.1 kmSt Peter Parmentergate is a Grade I listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Norwich.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)