Area guide

Living in NR4, Norwich

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around NR4 in Norwich. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Norwich: £224,323, down 2.3% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider East of England average is £337,518.

Check sold prices for a specific address in NR4 →
See where NR4 ranks across East of England →

Council tax at Band D in Norwich: £2,503 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare NR4 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for NR4 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around NR4

146 recorded home sales on the streets around central NR4 in the last 2 years, with a median of £335,000 and a range from £120,000 to £1,400,000. Mostly detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
45 Parsons Mead, NR4 6PG Detached £422,000 21 Aug 2026
33 Turnberry, NR4 6PX Flat or maisonette £190,000 14 Aug 2026
11 Tamarind Mews, NR4 6NR Semi-detached £280,000 14 Aug 2026
44 Peckover Road, NR4 7BL Semi-detached £287,000 5 Aug 2026
26 Chestnut Hill, NR4 6NL Detached £550,000 24 Jul 2026
58 Bluebell Road, NR4 7LG Detached £645,000 22 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

45 schools within 3 miles , of which 71% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Jane Austen College Secondary Outstanding 2.3 mi away no figure
Chapel Break Infant School Primary Outstanding 2.7 mi away no figure
Eaton Primary School Primary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
Cringleford CE VA Primary School Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy Secondary Good 1.0 mi away no figure
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Primary Good 1.1 mi away no figure

27 state primary and 5 state secondary schools within range, plus 4 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for NR4 →

Private schools

4 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Norwich High School for Girls GDST, Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited, Red Balloon - Norwich, Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School.

All 4 fee-paying schools near NR4, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

1 higher education institution within 3 miles: University of East Anglia.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations39.2%
Managers, directors and senior officials14.4%
Associate professional and technical14.1%
Administrative and secretarial7.7%
Caring, leisure and other service6.0%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How NR4 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 6.2 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of NR4 (E01026813, 1,419 residents in 2021, down 0.5% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 6.2 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 92.1% 89.7% -2.4 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 5.8% 8.0% +2.2 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 1.4% 2.0% +0.6 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 12.2% 13.2% +1.0 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 32.7% 35.9% +3.2 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 47.8% 54.0% +6.2 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 10.9% 15.7% +4.8 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 83.9% 84.0% +0.1 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 91.2% 86.5% -4.7 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

76 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central NR4 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Norwich's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

2 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, 15 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs, 2 hospitals within a mile of central NR4, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of NR4

Best-served stop: Elveden Close, with 15.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of NR4 is Elveden Close: 15.8 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 5.8 in the evening and 6.9 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:50, last 23:54. Routes there: 11A, 14, 11, 8, 12, 15. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of NR4. The nearest, Humbleyard Practice, has 22,689 registered patients and 2,581 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Humbleyard Practice0.9 mi22,6892,581
Uea Medical Centre0.9 mi18,6482,820
Wensum Valley Medical Practice1.5 mi12,9841,907

Nearest A&E: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where 72.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust at 58.1%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Norwich pays £2,503 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.6% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Norwich, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Norwich, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,026+4.0%
2022-23£2,085+2.9%
2023-24£2,184+4.7%
2024-25£2,285+4.6%
2025-26£2,392+4.7%
2026-27£2,503+4.6%

Exceptional Financial Support. The county council, Norfolk, was agreed support for 2024-25 (£36.063m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about NR4

What is the average house price in NR4?

The average sold price in Norwich is £224,323 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in NR4?

Prices in Norwich are down 2.3% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in NR4?

The median of 146 recorded sales around central NR4 in the last 2 years is £335,000, ranging from £120,000 to £1,400,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in NR4?

45 schools sit within 3 miles of central NR4, and 71% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in NR4?

76 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central NR4 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is NR4 at risk of flooding?

Central NR4 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is NR4 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 71% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £335,000; the area sits in decile 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 76 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is NR4 safe?

76 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central NR4 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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