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Earlham Road & College Road

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About

Earlham Road functions as one of Norwich’s main westbound routes, running from the city toward Earlham and the University of East Anglia. The street contains a long parade of shops, takeaways, pubs and small businesses serving residents and students, with frequent bus services and cycle provision along the route. Housing ranges from Victorian terraces to later infill and purpose-built student blocks, so daily life here mixes long-term households with short-term lets and campus traffic.

College Road sits off Earlham Road and links the residential streets around Earlham Park and Earlham Hall, the latter set within mature grounds close to the campus. Local amenities include independent grocers, convenience stores and a handful of community spaces that host street-level activity. Movement through the area is shaped by commuting flows to the university and the city, plus short pedestrian routes into pockets of green space that break up the built streetscape.

Area overview

On average Earlham Road & College Road has low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 25 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 70% below the East of England average of 82 per 1,000. Approximately 5.7% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Earlham Road & College Road is £63,434 per year. There are 2 schools in Earlham Road & College Road: 2 primary (1 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Earlham Road & College Road is home to around 9,184 people, with a population density of about 7,923.9 per km².

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
25
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
7/10
Social housing
5.7%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Earlham Road & College Road Population
9,184
Population density
7,923.9 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
10.45(-67%)
Shoplifting
6.97(+2%)
Anti-social behaviour
4.46(-61%)
Public order
3.48(-32%)
Criminal damage and arson
2.83(-55%)
East of England average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
7,474
81.41%
Other White
766
8.34%
White and Asian (mixed)
161
1.75%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
114
1.24%
Irish
109
1.19%
Total population: 9,181

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
4,638
58.38%
Level 3 (A level)
1,674
21.07%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
637
8.02%
No qualifications
465
5.85%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
312
3.93%
Total 16+ residents: 7,944

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,570
37.46%
Owns outright
1,217
29.04%
Owns with a mortgage
1,052
25.1%
Other social rented
131
3.13%
Other forms of private rent
110
2.62%
Total households: 4,191

Property prices in Earlham Road & College Road

Median price£290,000
Price per sq ft£343
Sales (last 12 months)141
Typical range (middle 50%)£248K – £391K

Based on 141 recent sales, the median property price is £290,000 (about £343 per square foot) in Earlham Road & College Road area, with individual transactions ranging from £93,450 up to £1,400,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Earlham Road & College Road over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached5£392,500£312
Semi-Detached26£302,500£353
Terraced105£294,000£344
Flats5£142,750£246

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Earlham Road & College Road

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Earlham Road & College Road.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£475,000£160,000£275,000£240,000
2017£465,000£139,500£284,000£253,250
2018£408,000£139,975£260,000£250,000
2019£455,000£130,000£350,000£260,000
2020£580,000£145,000£330,500£269,000
2021£543,000£152,000£437,600£275,000
2022£650,000£160,000£390,000£297,500
2023£651,250£162,500£336,000£300,000
2024£586,563£127,500£407,500£288,000
2025£547,500£142,750£321,625£301,306
2026£392,500£187,500£497,500£296,250
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Earlham Road & College Road.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Earlham Road & College Road.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£344£260£268£273
2017£337£265£278£282
2018£324£265£284£295
2019£386£277£331£302
2020£374£286£316£312
2021£366£285£328£328
2022£461£305£387£351
2023£456£303£363£352
2024£435£294£326£340
2025£365£269£345£344
2026£401£298£374£352
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Earlham Road & College Road.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Earlham Road & College Road in the last year.

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.