City Profile • Local Authority

Norwich

Norwich is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £257k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.2% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (118 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

144,525
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

7 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Norwich authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English77.6%
White: Other White8.7%
African1.9%
Indian1.8%
Other Asian1.6%
Any other ethnic group1.1%

Age Profile

20-24 years11.4%
25-29 years8.4%
30-34 years8.1%
35-39 years7.2%
15-19 years7.1%
40-44 years6.2%

Top Occupations

Professional22.4%
Elementary occupations13.1%
Associate professional12.5%
Caring and leisure10.3%
Sales and customer service9.5%
Skilled trades9.0%

Housing Tenure

Private rented: Landlord24.8%
Owned: Outright22.2%
Social rented: Council22.1%
Owned: Mortgage19.8%
Social rented: Other8.2%
Private rented: Other2.1%

Area DNA

family1/10
health9/10
safety2/10
homeown1/10
transit1/10
affluence4/10
diversity9/10
employment2/10
investment3/10