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City Centre East

Middle area

South east Norwich. 7,636 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in City Centre East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£200,000
Joint 1,479th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,113
Joint 4,410th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
62.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in City Centre East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in City Centre East at a rate of 357.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across Norwich.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences1,034
Other crime466
Anti-social behaviour384
Shoplifting383
Criminal damage and arson196
Drug offences129
Robbery37
Vehicle crime35
Theft from the person34
Burglary28

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How City Centre East compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

City Centre EastMiddle
Median sale price15 middle areas, Norwich · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Norwich15 areas from £175,000 to £352,550. The middle area is £225,500. City Centre East is £200,000.
£200,0003rd cheapest
Population15 middle areas, Norwich · 2021
Population: every middle area in Norwich15 areas from 5,562 to 13,033. The middle area is 10,333. City Centre East is 7,113.
7,1134th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 middle areas, Norwich · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Norwich15 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. City Centre East is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Norwich · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Norwich15 areas from 49.6% to 99.1%. The middle area is 95.6%. City Centre East is 62.7%.
62.7%2nd lowest

Is City Centre East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in City Centre East at a rate of 357.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across Norwich.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 253 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in City Centre East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,034), other crime (466) and anti-social behaviour (384).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Norwich

These figures are published for the whole of Norwich, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Norwich and not City Centre East alone. See Norwich

Average house price
£227,535
Down 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,263
74th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 129th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.3
65th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
City Centre East in brief

The median price paid for a home in City Centre East was £200,000 in 2025.

City Centre East had 7,113 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in City Centre East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In City Centre East, 62.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.