Renting in Norwich

Average Rent in Norwich: £1,150/mo

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Median asking rent across 5,571 live Norwich listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,150 /month

5,571 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Norwich by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£800/mo	145
1 bed	£780/mo	1,530
2 bed	£1,150/mo	1,324
3 bed	£1,300/mo	860
4+ bed	£1,922/mo	1,104
Room (house share)	£600/mo	608

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Norwich

What it costs to rent in Norwich

Norwich currently has 5,571 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,150 a month. 168 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 55% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is NR30 at around £650/mo, while NR13 sits nearer £1,500/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.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Norwich around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Norwich by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 5,571 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Norwich

£800/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Norwich is £800 a month, 30% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 145 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Norwich

£780/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Norwich is £780 a month, 32% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 1,530 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Norwich

£1,150/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Norwich is £1,150 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 1,324 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Norwich

£1,300/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Norwich is £1,300 a month, 13% above the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 860 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Norwich

£1,922/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Norwich is £1,922 a month, 67% above the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 1,104 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Norwich

£600/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Norwich house share is £600 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 608 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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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 (Jul 26, +0.9% YoY).

Latest

£1,146

Jul 26

Annual

+0.9%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£876

Aug 21

Total change

+31%

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Norwich

Flats & apartments

1687

38% of listings

Houses

2048

47% of listings

Rooms

608

14% 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 2,105 houses currently advertised in Norwich.

Terraced
42%886
Other house
25%527
Semi-detached
22%467
Detached
8%171
Bungalow
3%54

Rent by postcode

Where Norwich rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 3,467 live listings in 20 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Norwich

1NR13£1,500/mo8 rentals
2NR4£1,495/mo434 rentals
3NR5£1,350/mo611 rentals

Cheapest in Norwich

1NR30£650/mo4 rentals
2NR19£725/mo3 rentals
3NR27£800/mo3 rentals

Features · Norwich

Garden, parking, and floor area in Norwich

Live signal across 5,571 Norwich rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

90%

of 1,342 Norwich listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

89%

of 1,568 Norwich listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£1.55 /sqft

Median 851 sqft across 610 Norwich listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Norwich this week

168 homes came onto the Norwich rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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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.

Area safety

Safety in Norwich

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Norwich has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 24 of 24 postcode districts analysed, the median was 26 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Norwich is Violent crime, accounting for 157% of all incidents.

Crime overview

26 crimes per area (median)
24 of 24 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
157% 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 July 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 (82) · pop. ~14,000
12
per 1k
Sprowston
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (50) · pop. ~15,000
8.4
per 1k
Eaton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (58) · pop. ~11,000
14
per 1k
Mile Cross
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (186) · pop. ~9,000
52
per 1k
Hellesdon
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (79) · pop. ~10,000
18
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

3134

OpenRent

750

OnTheMarket

668

SpareRoom

608

PrimeLocation

296

Leaders

115

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Frequently asked

Renting in Norwich — your questions answered

How much is rent in Norwich?

The average (median) asking rent in Norwich is £1,150 a month — a 1-bed is £780 and a 2-bed £1,150, based on 5,571 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Norwich?

The median asking rent for a studio in Norwich is £800 a month, 30% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 145 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Norwich?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Norwich is £780 a month, 32% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 1,530 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Norwich?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Norwich is £1,150 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 1,324 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Norwich?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Norwich is £1,300 a month, 13% above the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 860 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Norwich?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Norwich is £1,922 a month, 67% above the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 1,104 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Norwich?

The median asking rent for a room in a Norwich house share is £600 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,150, based on 608 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Norwich?

There are currently 5,571 rental properties available in Norwich, with 168 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 26 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Norwich?

The most commonly reported crime category in Norwich is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

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