Norwich: local statistics
Norwich is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 145,676 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Norwich, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A typical home in Norwich cost £224,323 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, down 2.3% on July 2025. It ranks as the 3rd lowest in the East of England (regional average £337,518). Since July 2016 prices have risen 24%; the July high in the series was £236,362 in 2022. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Norwich (£35,263) gives a ratio of 6.4. That ratio is the 3rd lowest ratio of the 45 council areas in the East of England.
The police recorded 110.0 crimes per 1,000 residents in Norwich in the year to March 2026 (16,023 offences in all), the highest rate in the East of England. A year earlier it was 111.5. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 100.3 to 133.6 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
A Band D home in Norwich pays an average of £2,503.44 in council tax in 2026-27, 4.7% more than in 2025-26. It is the 5th highest of the 45 council areas in the East of England. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,647.74.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Norwich had a life expectancy at birth of 82.6 years; for men it was 78.1, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.6 years for women and -1.6 for men. It is 40th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest for women.
The median full-time employee living in Norwich was paid £713.80 a week before tax in April 2025, or £35,263 over a year. That is 11.3% below the figure for the East of England and the 38th highest of the 45 council areas in the East of England. For full-time jobs located in Norwich the median is £698.20 a week (−£15.60 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £465.80, so it has risen 53% before inflation.
An estimated 72.4% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Norwich were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 6.2 points); the figure for the East of England was 78.3%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 68.4% to 83.7%.
The claimant count for Norwich stood at 4,190 in August 2026, or 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.3% in the East of England. Twelve months before, it was 4.0%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 3.4% (June 2023) and 5.3% (August 2021).
In mid-2025 the population of Norwich was estimated at 145,676, a change of -1.0% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 5.1%; the East of England grew by 8.5% over the same years. That is the 34th fastest growth of the 45 council areas in the East of England. The series peaked at 147,119 in mid-2024.
In March 2026, 6,590 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Norwich, 8% more than in 2016. That is 45 for every 1,000 residents, close to the middle of the 45 council areas in the East of England (27th highest).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 138,625 |
| 2016 | 141,332 |
| 2017 | 142,110 |
| 2018 | 143,830 |
| 2019 | 143,300 |
| 2020 | 143,935 |
| 2021 | 143,217 |
| 2022 | 145,046 |
| 2023 | 146,399 |
| 2024 | 147,119 |
| 2025 | 145,676 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £181,201 |
| July 2017 | £189,642 |
| July 2018 | £193,068 |
| July 2019 | £191,620 |
| July 2020 | £198,950 |
| July 2021 | £210,868 |
| July 2022 | £236,362 |
| July 2023 | £228,197 |
| July 2024 | £231,163 |
| July 2025 | £229,566 |
| July 2026 | £224,323 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £465.80 a week |
| 2016 | £460.00 a week |
| 2017 | £494.90 a week |
| 2018 | £475.30 a week |
| 2019 | £504.00 a week |
| 2020 | £517.60 a week |
| 2021 | £601.20 a week |
| 2022 | £594.40 a week |
| 2023 | £639.10 a week |
| 2024 | £646.80 a week |
| 2025 | £713.80 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,647.74 |
| 2017-18 | £1,714.12 |
| 2018-19 | £1,808.33 |
| 2019-20 | £1,879.45 |
| 2020-21 | £1,948.96 |
| 2021-22 | £2,025.69 |
| 2022-23 | £2,085.16 |
| 2023-24 | £2,184.17 |
| 2024-25 | £2,285.23 |
| 2025-26 | £2,391.59 |
| 2026-27 | £2,503.44 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 100.3 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 110.1 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 121.1 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 127.5 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 133.6 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 115.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 133.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 124.2 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 113.5 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 111.5 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 110.0 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 77.1% |
| 2016/17 | 78.3% |
| 2017/18 | 68.4% |
| 2018/19 | 77.1% |
| 2019/20 | 75.2% |
| 2020/21 | 77.7% |
| 2021/22 | 83.7% |
| 2022/23 | 79.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76.0% |
| 2024/25 | 78.4% |
| 2025/26 | 72.4% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.2 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.9 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.0 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.3 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.3 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.0 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.4 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.3 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,075 |
| 2017 | 6,200 |
| 2018 | 6,265 |
| 2019 | 6,300 |
| 2020 | 6,320 |
| 2021 | 6,405 |
| 2022 | 6,570 |
| 2023 | 6,500 |
| 2024 | 6,530 |
| 2025 | 6,475 |
| 2026 | 6,590 |
Questions about Norwich
What is the average house price in Norwich?
£224,323 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-2.3% on a year).
What is the crime rate in Norwich?
Home Office figures show 16,023 offences in the year to March 2026, or 110.0 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How much is Band D council tax in Norwich?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,503.44 for 2026-27.
What is life expectancy in Norwich?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 78.1 years for men and 82.6 for women.
What is the average salary in Norwich?
£713.80 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Norwich?
The ONS claimant count was 4,190 in August 2026, 4.1% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the population of Norwich?
145,676 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
Who has power over Norwich
Every body that makes decisions for Norwich, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Norwich council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Norwich in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Norwich North: Alice Macdonald (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Norwich South: Clive Lewis (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: UK average house price · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the East of England: Breckland · Broadland · Cambridge · Ipswich · South Norfolk · St Albans
Related questions
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