Renting in Norwich

Average Rent in Norwich

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The average rent in Norwich is £1,050/mo, with 4,235 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Norwich rental appears.

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Renting in Norwich

What it costs to rent in Norwich

Norwich currently has 4,235 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,050 a month. 192 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 56% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is NR30 at around £155/mo, while NR1 1FY sits nearer £1,850/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Norwich rental market at a glance

4,235

Active rentals in Norwich

£1,050/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Norwich

Median monthly rent, based on 4,235 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£795/mo	1130
2 bed	£1,150/mo	972
3 bed	£1,300/mo	636
4+ bed	£1,950/mo	950
Room	£600/mo	441

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Norwich rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Norwich. Latest: £1,146/mo (Mar 26, +2.4% YoY).

Latest

£1,146

Mar 26

Annual

+2.4%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£847

Apr 21

Total change

+35%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Norwich pay goes on rent?

Renters in Norwich spend an estimated 45% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,146/mo

£13,752/yr

Median pay

£30,421/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

45%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Norwich

Most Norwich homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 69,160 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.03

≈ Band B–C

Stock

69k

69,160 properties

A
41%28,650
B
34%23,740
C
13%9,060
D
5%3,740
E
3%2,350
F
1%930
G
1%610
H
0%70

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Norwich

77% of Norwich premises can already get full-fibre and 92% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

77%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

92%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

474 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
77%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Norwich), July 2025, covering 54,491 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Norwich homes

51% of Norwich homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

51%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

49%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

60k

59,527 EPCs

A
0%108
B
8%4,642
C
43%25,636
D
38%22,578
E
9%5,602
F
1%769
G
0%192

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Norwich. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Norwich

13 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Norwich centroid. The five closest:

1
Jane Austen College
Secondary · Free schools · NR3 1DD
0.21 mi
2
Charles Darwin Primary School
Primary · Free schools · NR1 1DJ
0.32 mi
3
Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School
16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19 · NR2 1NR
0.38 mi
4
The Free School Norwich
Primary · Free schools · NR1 3NX
0.48 mi
5
Magdalen Gates Primary School
Primary · Community school · NR3 1NG
0.51 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Norwich centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Norwich

Flats & apartments

1280

38% of listings

Houses

1626

48% of listings

Rooms

441

13% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Norwich — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 42% of the 1,669 houses currently advertised in Norwich.

Terraced
42%705
Semi-detached
24%394
Other house
23%392
Detached
8%138
Bungalow
2%40

Rent by postcode

Where Norwich rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 3,147 live listings in 38 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Norwich

1NR1 1FY£1,850/mo5 rentals
2NR2 3LF£1,640/mo7 rentals
3NR13£1,500/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Norwich

1NR30£155/mo16 rentals
2NR31£175/mo18 rentals
3NR29£299/mo3 rentals

Features · Norwich

Garden, parking, and floor area in Norwich

Live signal across 4,235 Norwich rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

91%

of 976 Norwich listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

89%

of 1,159 Norwich listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£1.55 /sqft

Median 861 sqft across 432 Norwich listings that publish floor area.

Area safety

Safety in Norwich

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Norwich has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 24 of 24 postcode districts analysed, the median was 21 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Norwich is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

21 crimes per area (median)
24 of 24 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Norwich ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Norwich

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Sprowston has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Norwich.

Thorpe St Andrew
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (65) · pop. ~14,000
13
per 1k
Sprowston
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (60) · pop. ~15,000
9.1
per 1k
Eaton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (41) · pop. ~11,000
12
per 1k
Mile Cross
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (148) · pop. ~9,000
44
per 1k
Hellesdon
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (57) · pop. ~10,000
13
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Norwich listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Norwich.

Rightmove

2421

OpenRent

633

OnTheMarket

481

SpareRoom

441

PrimeLocation

177

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Norwich — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Norwich?

The median rent in Norwich is £1050/month based on 4235 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Norwich?

There are currently 4235 rental properties available in Norwich, with 192 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Norwich safe for renters?

Norwich has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 21 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Norwich?

The most commonly reported crime category in Norwich is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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