BESSEMER ROAD, NR4 6DQ House Prices & Local Information

NR4 6DQ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Bessemer Road, 0.3km from Old Lakenham in Norwich. Administratively it sits within Lakenham ward and the Norwich South constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, NR4 6DQ is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. The daytime character shifts — manufacturing, transport, and it with higher status mix. The 38 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 52% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for NR4 6DQ are sourced from Output Area E00136370 (shared with 16 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.