United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Norwich
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~142k · 48 state-funded schools
Affordable housing comes at the cost of lower pay and higher crime. Norwich offers a median house price of £235,000, a multiple of just 6.3 times annual pay, well below the East of England average. However, median weekly earnings are £713.80, significantly lower than the regional median of £805.90. Rent also consumes a substantial 37% of gross median earnings. Furthermore, Norwich has the highest recorded crime rate in the region at 109.2 per 1,000, and a deprivation score of 27.6, well above the East of England median. This option suits those prioritising property affordability over career prospects and neighbourhood safety.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Norwich ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,118/yr
Low
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
House price
£235,000
Affordable
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,146/mo
Expensive
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,503/yr
Expensive
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
Crime
109.2/1k
Highest
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Deprivation
27.6
Most deprived
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Schools
91.7%
Weak
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
48 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
44 of 48 (91.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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48 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 48 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.