Norwich North covers the northern part of Norwich and adjoining suburban communities. It includes residential neighbourhoods, commercial areas and transport corridors extending from the edge of the city centre toward Norwich’s northern boundary. The constituency is predominantly urban and suburban, but development becomes less dense toward the outer edge where open land and villages begin to appear. Norwich remains the principal employment, shopping and transport centre for the area. Major roads connect the seat with the wider Norfolk road network and nearby towns. Overall, the constituency represents the northern side of one continuous city rather than a separate town or large rural district.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Norwich North, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population101,920
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast of England
Age profile
0 to 1719.2% · 19,579 people
18 to 247.1% · 7,243 people
25 to 3414.0% · 14,288 people
35 to 4920.4% · 20,818 people
50 to 6419.1% · 19,445 people
65 and over20.2% · 20,547 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
44,372 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners63.0% · 27,972 households
Private renters16.2% · 7,177 households
Social renters20.1% · 8,914 households
Other tenure0.7% · 309 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
44,376 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households32.9% · 14,583 households
Families with dependent children25.3% · 11,217 households
Other single-family households37.5% · 16,656 households
Other household types4.3% · 1,920 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
99,131 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.9% · 7,784 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.8% · 11,736 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3% · 79,611 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026
Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
Signatures in this constituency334
Signatures nationally134,343
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 16 November 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded46
Total awarded£1,532,154
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 17 June 2026
YARMONICS 2026-27
Eastern Ear
£24,050
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
YARMONICS 2026-27 - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 May 2026
59° North
Grant to individual
£15,222
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
59° North - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
Support for applicants to attend: FIAT/IFTA Preservation & Migration Seminar ; EYE Film Conference; ACPAC Conference; GAVA Conference; Digital Archives - Digitisation and Data Workflows training course
National Lottery grantAwarded 8 May 2026
R&D: Short Stories
Grant to individual
£11,592
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
R&D: Short Stories - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
41 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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