City Centre West
Norwich · East of England · population 6,426 · 3 LSOAs
Part of City Centre · Postcode NR1 · NR2 · NR3
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,646 of 6,856 in England
- #621 of 746 in East of England
- #8 of 15 in Norwich
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 26% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 26% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 55% · Christian 28% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 23%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
City Centre West is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,646 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 15 in Norwich. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (58) and lowest on Crime (7). Typical homes here sold for about £178,000 over the past year, down 14% across five years (from 77 sales), 24% below the wider Norwich median of £233,200. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,952 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £29,507 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 452 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £178,000 | 77 | -26.6% | -14.2% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Terraced | £330,000 | 14 | -23.0% | +83.3% |
| Flat | £168,175 | 60 | -19.9% | -12.6% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,952 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,398 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 940 |
| Theft | 1,124 |
| Burglary | 65 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 184 |
| Public order & weapons | 315 |
| Drugs | 137 |
| Robbery | 64 |
| Other | 38 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 591 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Norwich
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Blyth NewshamNorthumberland32£180,000
- LauncestonCornwall32£207,500
- NettleswellHarlow32£305,000
- Shebbear, Cookworthy & BroadheathTorridge32£317,500
- Dalston EastHackney32£655,000
- North KensingtonKensington and Chelsea32£920,000