2-bed house in Norwich

Newmarket Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2

What it's like to live in Norwich

At a glance

This 2-bedroom house in Norwich is a council home let by Norwich City Council, offered for mutual exchange. It has a ground floor entrance, a private garden and on-road, with permit. Pets are allowed. The rent is £760.00 a month. The tenant wants a similar-sized home, ideally a house or bungalow with 2 bedrooms, in or near Romford.

Bedrooms
2
Property type
House
Rent / monthly
760.00
Ground floor
Entrance
Parking
On-road, with permit
Garden
Private garden
Pet friendly
Yes

Looking for

House Bungalow 2 bed Romford (within 2 miles) Sideways

What tenants say about Norwich City Council

Tenants satisfied overall71.1% Norwich City Council71.8% Sector median
Satisfied with repairs73.6% Norwich City Council73.6% Sector median
Satisfied with complaints handling29.6% Norwich City Council35.5% Sector median
99.2%Emergency repairs done on time
30Housing Ombudsman decisions published27 with a finding against the landlord

Sources: Regulator of Social Housing Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25; Housing Ombudsman decisions archive (checked 11 Oct 2026).

Rent and demand around Norwich

How the rent compares

This home£175.38 Weekly rent, 2 bed homes
Council average£93.53 Weekly rent, 2 bed homes
Housing association average£114.12 Weekly rent, 2 bed homes

Averages are social rents in the Norwich council area, 2025/26. This home's monthly rent is shown as a weekly figure. A listed rent may include service charges, which the averages leave out.

3,211households on the Norwich waiting list31 March 2025
3.4households waiting for every social home let in a year936 homes let in 2024 to 2025

A swap doesn't use the waiting list: two tenants trade homes with their landlords' permission. More about living in Norwich →

Nearby

Schools

  • Town Close School 0.2 mi
  • Norwich High School for Girls 0.2 mi
  • Bignold Primary School and Nursery 0.4 mi
  • Avenue Junior School 0.5 mi
  • Harford Manor School 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsbury's 0.6 mi
  • Co-op Food 0.7 mi
  • The Green Grocers 0.7 mi
  • Zam Zam Supermarket 0.8 mi
  • Co-op Foodstore 0.8 mi

Train stations

  • Norwich 1 mi

Bus stops

  • Norwich / Town Close Road 0.2 mi
  • Norwich / Newmarket Road / Townclose Road 0.2 mi
  • Newmarket Road / Eagle Walk 0.2 mi
  • Norwich / Newmarket Road / Albemarle Road 0.2 mi
  • Norwich / York Street 0.2 mi

Distances are as the crow flies. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Local crime

Like every neighbourhood, this area has police incidents logged each month: 545 within about a mile in September 2026, most of them minor. A one-mile circle around a busy street or station always records far more than the quiet roads inside it. Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence; locations are approximate).

Anti-social behaviour reports77
Vehicle crime5
Bicycle theft11
Shoplifting129
Other theft30
Theft from the person5

The landlord

Norwich City Council

Council · Council tenancy

C1Consumer
  • 13,947 social homes
  • 75% Ombudsman maladministration rate
Full landlord profile

The full landlord profile shows their complaints history, typical rents and the areas they cover. Tenant satisfaction scores are further down this page.

The tenant

Listed 06 Nov 2026

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