Norwich
Norwich is a town in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 143,135. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and 71 restaurants and cafés, along with 47 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Norwich, 2.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £321,289, and there were around 781 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Norwich area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Norwich area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 143,922 residents at roughly 3,688 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 274th 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
22°COvercast
- Today: 23° / 13° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:22Sunset 19:19
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
803 reported · July 2026▼ 2% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences264
- Anti-social behaviour165
- Shoplifting120
- Public order64
Neighbourhood team: Norwich East · Norfolk
Local policing priorities
- Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, our current priority is Operation Focus patrols in areas identified for anti-socia…
- 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
273 reported road collisions (2024)
69 killed or seriously injured · 299 casualties · 19 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 403 rated 4–5 ★ (306 top)
- 9 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Norwich (0.7 km)
- 95 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Norwich (0.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£230,706 average▲ 3.6% YoY
Across Norwich · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,146 average monthly rent▲ 0.9% YoY
- 1 bed £781
- 2 bed £974
- 3 bed £1,140
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (2.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (4.6 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
67 charging locations within ~8 km
- 21 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)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 61 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
20% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
48inspected 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
877 CQC-registered services
- Care homes320
- GP practices126
- Dentists171
- Homecare agencies178
- Hospitals & hospices29
CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 23 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Norfolk
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (City Centre)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 956 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
120 applications decided
97.5% granted · 117 granted, 3 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Clive Lewis
Labour
Norwich South
Recent votes:
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
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
- Pharmacies12
- Supermarkets9
- Parks & greens53
- Restaurants & cafés380
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,475 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
3,661 jobs advertised · £40,395 avg
e.g. Loss Adjuster – Norwich /Ipswich / Norfolk region, Loss Adjuster, Nursery Practitioner Level 2
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
89% low-carbon electricity
Wind 55% · Nuclear 19% · Gas 10% · Solar 9%
47 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.7 yrs women · 78.5 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Norwich South:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership564 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership516 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s271 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office250 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases203 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Cattle Market Street drill hall · 0.0 kmThe Cattle Market Street drill hall is a former military installation in Norwich, United Kingdom.
- 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…
St Peter Parmentergate · 0.1 kmSt Peter Parmentergate is a Grade I listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Norwich.
Shirehall, Norwich · 0.1 kmThe Shirehall is a municipal facility in Market Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk. It is a Grade II listed building.
- Timeline of Norwich · 0.1 km
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England.
Castle Quarter, Norwich · 0.2 kmCastle Quarter, formerly known as Castle Mall and The Mall Norwich, is a shopping centre in Norwich, Norfolk, England. It opened on 23 September 1993 and is one of two shopping centres in Norwich city centre, the othe…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Norwich?
- Norwich is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Norwich local authority.
- What is the population of Norwich?
- Norwich has an approximate settlement population of 143,135.
- How deprived is Norwich?
- The Norwich local authority, which includes Norwich, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.