Watling Road, Norwich, NR7 9TF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NR7 9TF has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% 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	51.9%	49.7%	-2.2%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	48.1%	50.3%	2.2%	49.0%	1.3%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	32%	39.3%	7.3%	37.9%	1.4%
Married: Opposite sex	40.3%	39.3%	-1.0%	44.2%	-4.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	3%	0.9%	-2.1%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	16.5%	11.8%	-4.7%	9.1%	2.7%
Widowed	8.2%	7.9%	-0.3%	6.1%	1.8%

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	33.1%	40%	6.9%	48.4%	-8.4%
Good health	40.4%	38%	-2.4%	33.6%	4.4%
Fair health	15.7%	16.3%	0.6%	12.7%	3.6%
Bad health	7.7%	3.7%	-4.0%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	3.1%	2%	-1.1%	1.2%	0.8%

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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 14.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	42.9%	27.4%	-15.5%	18.2%	9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21.6%	13.9%	-7.7%	9.6%	4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	21.7%	7.0%	13.4%	8.3%
Apprenticeship	6.5%	6.5%	0.0%	5.3%	1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.1%	12.2%	6.1%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	3.9%	14.8%	10.9%	33.8%	-19.0%
Other	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93.2% 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)
Chinese	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	0%	1%	1.0%	2.5%	-1.5%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	98.3%	93.2%	-5.1%	81.4%	11.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 91.8% 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	95.1%	91.8%	-3.3%	83.2%	8.6%
European Union	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	6.1%	-4.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.0%
Middle East and Asia	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	5.6%	-3.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.1%	91.8%	-3.3%	83.2%	8.6%
10+ Years	0.3%	4.8%	4.5%	9.8%	-5.0%
5-10 Years	1%	2.4%	1.4%	2.9%	-0.5%
2-5 Years	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	2.2%	-1.5%
Less than 2 years	2.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.1%	76.7%	-4.6%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Turkey	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	22.1%	13.5%	8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	58.4%	37.2%	21.2%
Christian	29.4%	46.2%	-16.8%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	5.1%	6.5%	-1.4%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Watling Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Watling Road was 110.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 0.6% higher than the Crome average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Watling Road has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome and the 159th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Norwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -67.0%.

🔎 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. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,200

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in NR7 9TF, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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) - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Watling Road are based on 53 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 Watling Road, Norwich, NR7 9TF

Estimated Average Property Prices for NR7 9TF

Average Price
£211,374

Semi-Detached
£240,800

Terraced
£218,057

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£115,122

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Watling Road

Average Price
£188,069

Semi-Detached
£206,910

Terraced
£215,739

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£130,436

Other
£5,246

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Watling Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
54 Watling Road, Norwich, Norfolk Terraced, an established residential building	£190,000	2026-01-16	£186,773
61 Watling Road, Norwich, Norfolk Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£110,000	2025-12-08	£110,118
28 Watling Road, Norwich, Norfolk Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£247,000	2022-11-04	£230,633
30 Watling Road, Norwich, Norfolk Terraced, an established residential building	£163,500	2019-06-04	£192,133
57 Watling Road, Norwich, Norfolk Terraced, an established residential building	£160,000	2018-11-09	£185,664

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NR7 9TF

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	74
Retired	41
Part-Time Employee	39
Self-Employed	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	9
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Other	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Manufacturing	15
Human health and social work activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Construction	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Education	6
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Information and communication	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Heartsease First School Rider Haggard Road , NR7 9UE	- not rated	676 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodside First and Nursery Community School, Norwich Witard Road , NR7 9XD	- not rated	696 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Falcon Junior School Falcon Road West , Sprowston NR7 8NT	3out of 4	785 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heartsease Primary School Rider Haggard Road , NR7 9UE	- not rated	793 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heartsease Primary Academy Rider Haggard Road , NR7 9UE	3out of 4	793 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Heartsease Community Middle School, Norwich Rider Haggard Road , NR7 9UE	- not rated	709 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Catton Grove Middle School Weston Road , NR3 3TP	- not rated	3,856 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bignold Middle School Wessex Street , NR2 2SP	- not rated	4,426 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lakenham Middle School Hospital Lane , NR1 2HW	- not rated	4,433 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mile Cross Middle School Valpy Avenue , NR3 2EY	- not rated	4,640 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Heartsease High School Marryat Road , NR7 9DF	- not rated	599 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Open Academy Salhouse Road , NR7 9DL	3out of 4	721 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sprowston Community Academy Cannerby Lane , Sprowston NR7 8NE	3out of 4	1,020 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Sprowston Community High School Cannerby Lane , Sprowston NR7 8NE	- not rated	1,020 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form Laundry Lane , Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0XS	- not rated	1,966 yd	Community school	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	3,956 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	4,954 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beechcroft Study Centre 2 Caston Road , Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0LS	- not rated	1,209 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Langley Preparatory School Beech Hill , 11 Yarmouth Road NR7 0EA	- not rated	2,233 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thorpe House School 7 Yarmouth Road , NR7 0EA	- not rated	2,248 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Nor07 - Norfolk Reintergration Include , 43 Crome Road NR3 4RG	- not rated	2,376 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
St Christopher's School George Hill , Old Catton NR6 7DE	- not rated	2,706 yd	Other independent 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	Distance
Didis Dining	11 Clancy Road, Norwich	326 yd
Nourish At Trivium Packaging UK Limited	The Florida Group Limited, St Georges House	379 yd
Good News Cafe	94 Rider Haggard Road, Norwich	383 yd
KFC	11 Sprowston Retail Park, Salhouse Road	589 yd
Costa Coffee	Sprowston Retail Park, Salhouse Road	589 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fatso's	107 Salhouse Road, Sprowston	281 yd
Woodside Snooker Centre	129 Woodside Road, Thorpe St. Andrew	627 yd
The Gas Social Club	The Gas Club, Roundtree Way	751 yd
County Arts Bowls Club	Plumstead Road East, Thorpe St Andrew	906 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
El Grecco's Kebab House	39 Watling Road, Norwich	114 yd
Heartsease Oh Yes	1 Clancy Road, Norwich	295 yd
Mama Mia Pizza & Kebab	33 Witard Road, Norwich	650 yd
New China	204 Thunder Lane, Thorpe St Andrew	865 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op Foodstore	21 Witard Road, Norwich		649 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Heartsease Towers Recreation Ground KABIN COMMUNITY CENTRE KABIN COMMUNITY CENTRE SALE ROAD	grass pitches	228 yd
Heartsease Towers (Closed) Sale Road	grass pitches	286 yd
Open Academy (Closed) Marryat Road	grass pitches	597 yd
Heartsease Primary Academy RIDER HAGGARD ROAD	grass pitches	645 yd
Open Academy SALHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	707 yd
Falcon Junior School FALCON ROAD WEST	grass pitches	783 yd
Soul Church NORWICH FAMILY LIFE CHURCH NORWICH FAMILY LIFE CHURCH HEARTSEASE LANE	grass pitches	790 yd
Sprowston Community High School CANNERBY LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,017 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	131.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NR7 9TF