Portway Square, Norwich, NR2 4QQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NR2 4QQ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.4%	48.6%	0.2%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	51.6%	51.4%	-0.2%	49.0%	2.4%

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 4QQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.4% 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	59.1%	56.4%	-2.7%	37.9%	18.5%
Married: Opposite sex	27.1%	30.3%	3.2%	44.2%	-13.9%
Separated	2.2%	3.2%	1.0%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	9.8%	8.6%	-1.2%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	1.8%	1.6%	-0.2%	6.1%	-4.5%

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	50%	38.6%	-11.4%	48.4%	-9.8%
Good health	34.9%	41.7%	6.8%	33.6%	8.1%
Fair health	10.3%	13.4%	3.1%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	3.2%	4.2%	1.0%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	1.2%	0.9%

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	12.9%	12.4%	-0.5%	18.2%	-5.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.9%	11.7%	2.8%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12%	10.2%	-1.8%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	3.5%	1.7%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.6%	19.7%	4.1%	16.9%	2.8%
Degree or Similar	43.1%	39.4%	-3.7%	33.8%	5.6%
Other	5.8%	3.2%	-2.6%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.8%	1%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	2%	0.3%	-1.7%	3.1%	-2.8%
Other Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	0.4%	3.1%	2.7%	2.5%	0.6%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
White	94%	85.3%	-8.7%	81.4%	3.9%
Arab	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.1% 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	86.1%	79.1%	-7.0%	83.2%	-4.1%
European Union	7.1%	12%	4.9%	6.1%	5.9%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	2%	3.4%	1.4%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	2.8%	4.2%	1.4%	5.6%	-1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	1.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.3%	78.9%	-6.4%	83.2%	-4.3%
10+ Years	3.2%	13.1%	9.9%	9.8%	3.3%
5-10 Years	5.2%	2.9%	-2.3%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	2.4%	1%	-1.4%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	4%	4.2%	0.2%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.1%	76.7%	-12.6%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	4.2%	0.3%	3.9%
Poland	5.5%	1.3%	4.2%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	17.9%	13.5%	4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	55.4%	37.2%	18.2%
Christian	32.5%	46.2%	-13.7%
Muslim	6%	6.5%	-0.5%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Portway Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Portway Square was 386.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 12.6% lower than the Mancroft average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Portway Square has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft and the 26th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 154.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -68.4%.

🔎 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 4QQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 9/10 (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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 Portway Square are based on 15 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 Portway Square, Norwich, NR2 4QQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NR2 4QQ

Average Price
£114,015

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£114,015

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Portway Square

Average Price
£113,925

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£140,997

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£106,961

Other
£109,307

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Portway SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Portway Square, Norwich, Norfolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£125,000	2024-02-02	£127,537
1 Portway Square, Norwich, Norfolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£136,000	2023-05-12	£136,860
1 Portway Square, Norwich, Norfolk Other, an established residential building	£95,000	2020-01-15	£109,307
9 Portway Square, Norwich, Norfolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£90,000	2018-01-31	£101,596
1 Portway Square, Norwich, Norfolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£70,000	2013-10-04	£103,804

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NR2 4QQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NR2 4QQ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	108
Part-Time Employee	43
Student (economically inactive)	34
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Self-Employed	25
Retired	24
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Other	12
Looking after home or family	11

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	37
Education	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Other	10
Administrative and support service activities	6
Manufacturing	6
Information and communication	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Construction	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Earlham Nursery School Cadge Road , NR5 8DB	4out of 4	2,390 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nelson Infant School Northumberland Street , NR2 4EH	2out of 4	466 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Wensum Junior School Turner Road , NR2 4HB	3out of 4	865 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Recreation Road Infant School Recreation Road , NR2 3PA	4out of 4	951 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Avenue Junior School Avenue Road , NR2 3HP	3out of 4	1,083 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bignold Primary School and Nursery Wessex Street , NR2 2SY	3out of 4	1,367 yd	Academy converter	Yes	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	3out of 4	1,131 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame High School, Norwich Surrey Street , NR1 3PB	4out of 4	1,968 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sewell Park Academy St Clement's Hill , NR3 4BX	2out of 4	2,105 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
City Academy Norwich 299 Bluebell Road , NR4 7LP	2out of 4	2,371 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hewett Academy, Norwich Cecil Road , NR1 2PL	3out of 4	2,628 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	1,166 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	2,078 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited 147 Dereham Road , NR2 3TA	- not rated	60 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Red Balloon - Norwich 76 Earlham Road , NR2 3DF	- not rated	539 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Parkside School, Norwich College Road , NR2 3JA	4out of 4	995 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norwich University of the Arts Francis House , 3 - 7 Redwell Street NR2 4SN	- not rated	1,438 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norwich School 71A The Close , NR1 4DD	- not rated	1,648 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Vietnam Pho	67 Dereham Road, Norwich	160 yd
Toho	128 Dereham Road, Norwich	210 yd
Mr Mangal	55 - 57 Dereham Road, Norwich	211 yd
The Cat House	136 Dereham Road, Norwich	224 yd
Antep Kitchen Turkish Restaurant	47 Dereham Road, Norwich	228 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
West End Retreat	Browne Street, Norwich	123 yd
The Fat Cat	49 West End Street, Norwich	343 yd
The Earlham	41 Earlham Road, Norwich	388 yd
The Belle Vue	46 St Philips Road, Norwich	389 yd
Alexandra Tavern	16 Stafford Street, Norwich	393 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Furama	101 Dereham Road, Norwich	91 yd
Lucky Tandoori	105 Dereham Road, Norwich	93 yd
Caesars	81 Dereham Road, Norwich	93 yd
Crown Pizza And Chicken	71 Dereham Road, Norwich	160 yd
Subway	58 - 62 Dereham Road, Norwich	178 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
International Supermarket	97 Dereham Road, Norwich	85 yd
Co-op Foodstore	58 - 62 Dereham Road, Norwich	178 yd
Norwich Shopper	3 - 5 Distillery Square, Norwich	246 yd
Farm Foods	67 - 69 Westwick Street, Norwich	614 yd
Co-op Foodstore	The Co-Operative Food, Earlham House Shops	1,009 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Notre Dame Prep School DEREHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	189 yd
Immortals Gym (Closed) Heigham Street	health and fitness suite	481 yd
Phoenix Gym ST. MARYS CHURCH ST. MARYS CHURCH ST. MARYS PLAIN	health and fitness suite	768 yd
Ymca (Norwich) (Closed) 48 48 St. Giles Street		878 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	49.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	19.09 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NR2 4QQ