Is Norwich a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Norwich, from official data · 8 postcode districts · 3,341 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Norwich, from official data · 8 postcode districts · 3,341 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Norwich sold for £224,323 in the latest House Price Index, down 2.3% on a year earlier. Across Norwich, police record 124 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Norwich, the nearest primary school is Nelson Infant School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is West Pottergate Med Prac, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Norwich station is 1.1 mi away, about a 21 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk.
Across Norwich, police record 124 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Norwich sold for £224,323 in the latest House Price Index, down 2.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £455,015, semi-detached £287,637, terraced £246,876, flats £141,187. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Nelson Infant School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Norwich is 1.1 mi away, about a 21 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £34,308 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.