West Harling Road, East Harling, Norwich, NR16 2SQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NR16 2SQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.9%	51.7%	3.8%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	52.1%	48.3%	-3.8%	49.0%	-0.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of NR16 2SQ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 57.9% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29%	25%	-4.0%	37.9%	-12.9%
Married: Opposite sex	53.4%	57.9%	4.5%	44.2%	13.7%
Separated	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	10%	8.7%	-1.3%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	6.2%	6.3%	0.1%	6.1%	0.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.5%	48.3%	-1.2%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	33.3%	31.7%	-1.6%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	13.6%	17.1%	3.5%	12.7%	4.4%
Bad health	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.3%	14%	-8.3%	18.2%	-4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.3%	8.9%	-3.4%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.8%	12.4%	-1.4%	13.4%	-1.0%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	4.3%	2.0%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.9%	15.9%	5.0%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	35.5%	39.6%	4.1%	33.8%	5.8%
Other	2.9%	4.9%	2.0%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 96% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	3.1%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	1.6%	-1.4%
Black African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.5%	-2.3%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
White	97.7%	96%	-1.7%	81.4%	14.6%
Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 94.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	94.1%	94.6%	0.5%	83.2%	11.4%
European Union	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	6.1%	-5.0%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	5.6%	-5.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.2%
Oceania	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.7%	94.4%	0.7%	83.2%	11.2%
10+ Years	1.4%	3.6%	2.2%	9.8%	-6.2%
5-10 Years	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.9%	-2.9%
2-5 Years	0.2%	1.8%	1.6%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	3.8%	0.2%	-3.6%	1.9%	-1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.6%	76.7%	1.9%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	18%	13.5%	4.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.1%	37.2%	-0.1%
Christian	51.9%	46.2%	5.7%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	9.9%	6.0%	3.9%

Safety

Is West Harling Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Harling Road was 48.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 30.3% higher than the Forest average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

West Harling Road has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Forest and the 148th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 8.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in NR16 2SQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on West Harling Road are based on 54 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Norwich.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for West Harling Road, East Harling, Norwich, NR16 2SQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NR16 2SQ

Average Price
£430,549

Semi-Detached
£330,680

Terraced
£99,241

Detached
£635,702

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£127,842

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Harling Road

Average Price
£371,135

Semi-Detached
£300,913

Terraced
£296,388

Detached
£449,486

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£251,514

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Harling Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Plot 4 Middle Harling Farm West Harling Road, Norwich, Norfolk Other, an established residential building	£180,000	2022-03-25	£176,822
81 West Harling Road, Norwich, Norfolk Other, an established residential building	£84,756	2022-02-21	£83,260
Plot 2 West Harling Road, Norwich, Norfolk Terraced, an established residential building	£95,243	2022-01-28	£101,189
Oakwood Manor West Harling Road, Norwich, Norfolk Detached, an established residential building	£992,500	2020-10-15	£1,167,437
Furneaux West Harling Road, Norwich, Norfolk Detached, an established residential building	£500,000	2017-11-09	£624,841

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NR16 2SQ

Employment

NR16 2SQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

NR16 2SQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in NR16 2SQ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 30% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	111
Full-Time Employee	103
Self-Employed	64
Part-Time Employee	42
Looking after home or family	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Other	13
Student (economically inactive)	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Unemployed	0

Employment Industry

Agriculture, forestry and fishing	32
Education	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Other	17
Administrative and support service activities	15
Construction	14
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Manufacturing	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	5
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East Harling Primary School and Nursery Gallants Lane , East Harling NR16 2NQ	3out of 4	1,615 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy Church Road , Garboldisham IP22 2SE	- not rated	4,894 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Riddlesworth Hall School Hall Lane , IP22 2TA	- not rated	5,173 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aurora White House School Quidenham Road , NR16 2NZ	- not rated	5,390 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aurora Eccles School Quidenham , Norwich NR16 2NZ	- not rated	5,391 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Cheesecake (Norfolk) Ltd	3 Grigsons Wood		1,088 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near NR16 2SQ postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	6.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	93.8%

Download Speed

Median download speed	14.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	29.9 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	29.9 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	0.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	5.41 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.