Red Poll Terrace, Norwich, NR2 1HR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NR2 1HR, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.7% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.7%	53.7%	-1.0%	51.0%	2.7%
Male	45.3%	46.3%	1.0%	49.0%	-2.7%

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 area around NR2 1HR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48.6%	57.6%	9.0%	37.9%	19.7%
Married: Opposite sex	22.7%	12.8%	-9.9%	44.2%	-31.4%
Married: Same sex	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Separated	3.1%	2.8%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	10.1%	13.5%	3.4%	9.1%	4.4%
Widowed	14%	11.1%	-2.9%	6.1%	5.0%

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	41%	42.7%	1.7%	48.4%	-5.7%
Good health	36.2%	34.9%	-1.3%	33.6%	1.3%
Fair health	16%	16.6%	0.6%	12.7%	3.9%
Bad health	5.5%	5.2%	-0.3%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	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.

In the area around NR2 1HR this area, 9.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 55%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14%	9.3%	-4.7%	18.2%	-8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.7%	6.5%	-2.2%	9.6%	-3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.3%	9.3%	-5.0%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.1%	13.7%	-2.4%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	41.3%	55%	13.7%	33.8%	21.2%
Other	4.2%	3.8%	-0.4%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	2%	0.3%	-1.7%	3.1%	-2.8%
Other Asian	1%	2.3%	1.3%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	1%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	0.8%	1.5%
White	91.9%	86.3%	-5.6%	81.4%	4.9%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.7%	81.5%	-2.2%	83.2%	-1.7%
European Union	9.4%	8.3%	-1.1%	6.1%	2.2%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	2.7%	-1.0%
Middle East and Asia	2.3%	3%	0.7%	5.6%	-2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	4.3%	3.0%	1.3%	3.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.1%	80.4%	-2.7%	83.2%	-2.8%
10+ Years	3.9%	8.8%	4.9%	9.8%	-1.0%
5-10 Years	5.5%	4.2%	-1.3%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	2.6%	4.2%	1.6%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	4.9%	2.3%	-2.6%	1.9%	0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.8%	76.7%	-3.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South-East Asia	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	12.1%	13.5%	-1.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	53.4%	37.2%	16.2%
Christian	34.8%	46.2%	-11.4%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	2%	6.5%	-4.5%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Red Poll Terrace Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Red Poll Terrace was 90.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 13.5% lower than the Lakenham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Red Poll Terrace has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham and the 196th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Norwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 53.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,500

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in NR2 1HR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 7/10 (above 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 Red Poll Terrace are based on 10 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 Red Poll Terrace, Norwich, NR2 1HR

Estimated Average Property Prices for NR2 1HR

Average Price
£374,565

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£358,346

Detached
£439,439

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Red Poll Terrace

Average Price
£375,170

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£369,662

Detached
£424,745

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Red Poll TerraceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Red Poll Terrace, Norwich, Norfolk Terraced, an established residential building	£281,000	2019-06-17	£330,211
1 Red Poll Terrace, Norwich, Norfolk Terraced, an established residential building	£225,000	2012-09-04	£363,613
1 Red Poll Terrace, Norwich, Norfolk Terraced, an established residential building	£217,500	2010-03-19	£364,864
3 Red Poll Terrace, Norwich, Norfolk Terraced, an established residential building	£199,950	2009-07-27	£370,307
1 Red Poll Terrace, Norwich, Norfolk Terraced, an established residential building	£216,000	2008-07-07	£346,648

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NR2 1HR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	94
Retired	67
Part-Time Employee	34
Self-Employed	28
Unemployed	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Student (economically inactive)	12
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Looking after home or family	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Human health and social work activities	20
Education	18
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Construction	7
Other	5
Manufacturing	5
Information and communication	4
Transport and storage	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Earlham Nursery School Cadge Road , NR5 8DB	3out of 4	3,112 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bignold Primary School Wessex Street , NR2 2SY	- not rated	636 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bignold First School and Nursery Wessex Street , NR2 2SP	- not rated	636 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bignold Primary School and Nursery Wessex Street , NR2 2SY	3out of 4	663 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Catholic Infant School Heigham Road , NR2 3AT	- not rated	675 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Free School Norwich Kings House , 15-17 Surrey Street NR1 3NX	- not rated	919 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bignold Middle School Wessex Street , NR2 2SP	- not rated	636 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lakenham Middle School Hospital Lane , NR1 2HW	- not rated	1,797 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mile Cross Middle School Valpy Avenue , NR3 2EY	- not rated	2,128 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Harford Community Middle School Locksley Road , NR4 6LG	- not rated	3,010 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Catton Grove Middle School Weston Road , NR3 3TP	- not rated	3,033 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jane Austen College 46-48 Colegate , NR3 1DD	4out of 4	577 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
De La Salle College ,	- not rated	647 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable		More About School
Notre Dame High School, Norwich Surrey Street , NR1 3PB	3out of 4	1,144 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame High School, Norwich Surrey Street , NR1 3PB	- not rated	1,144 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hewett Academy Cecil Road , NR1 2PL	3out of 4	1,978 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School The Old Fire Station , 30 Bethel Street NR2 1NR	- not rated	336 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education Ipswich Road , NR2 2LJ	- not rated	1,451 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norwich Academy School 69 Bethel Street , NR2 1NR	- not rated	148 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norwich School of Art and Design St George Street , NR3 1BB	- not rated	664 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norwich University of the Arts Francis House , 3 - 7 Redwell Street NR2 4SN	- not rated	725 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk 76 Earlham Road , NR2 3DF	- not rated	746 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited 147 Dereham Road , NR2 3TA	- not rated	855 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kofra	81 Upper St Giles Street, Norwich	95 yd
Roger Hickman's Restaurant	79 Upper St Giles Street, Norwich	95 yd
Cupcake & Co	83 Upper St Giles Street, Norwich	95 yd
Bread Source	93 Upper St Giles Street, Norwich	95 yd
St Giles Pantry	95A Upper St Giles Street, Norwich	109 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bun X @ McCawbers Tavern	Micawbers Tavern, 92 Pottergate	72 yd
Norwich Masonic Association	Ground And First Floors, 47 St Giles Street	150 yd
The Corkscrew	60 - 62 St Benedicts Street, Norwich	158 yd
The Plough Inn	58 St Benedicts Street, Norwich	160 yd
Ten Bells	74 - 78 St Benedicts Street, Norwich	160 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
FireAway Norwich	46 St Benedicts Street, Norwich	212 yd
City Hut Peri Peri Cafe Grill	8 Dereham Road, Norwich	290 yd
Chef Rons Kitchen	19 Lower Goat Lane, Norwich	381 yd
Grosvenor Fish Bar	28 Lower Goat Lane, Norwich	381 yd
Pottergate Pantry	11 Pottergate, Norwich	388 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farm Foods	67 - 69 Westwick Street, Norwich	371 yd
Norwich Shopper	3 - 5 Distillery Square, Norwich	459 yd
Co-op Foodstore	58 - 62 Dereham Road, Norwich	529 yd
Tesco Stores	19 London Street, Norwich	581 yd
International Supermarket	97 Dereham Road, Norwich	627 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ymca (Norwich) (Closed) 48 48 St. Giles Street		179 yd
Phoenix Gym ST. MARYS CHURCH ST. MARYS CHURCH ST. MARYS PLAIN	health and fitness suite	547 yd
The Gym (Norwich City) 6-8 6-8 LITTLE LONDON STREET	health and fitness suite	576 yd
Norwich Church Of Englands Young Mens Society Squash Club 15-17 15-17 HAYMARKET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	589 yd
Thai Wellbeing (Closed) 19-25 19-25 Red Lion Street	health and fitness suite	722 yd
Pure Gym (Norwich Castle Mall) CASTLE MALL	health and fitness suite	804 yd
Notre Dame Prep School DEREHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	856 yd
Immortals Gym (Closed) Heigham Street	health and fitness suite	901 yd
Norwich School 69-71A 69-71A THE CLOSE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	982 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	0.0%

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

Overview of NR2 1HR