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How many years of salary to buy a house in Norwich?

Buying an average home in Norwich (East of England) takes about 6.6 years of full-time salary: the average house price of £230,372 (HM Land Registry UKHPI, April 2026) divided by median full-time earnings of £34,747 a year (ONS ASHE 2024). That is more affordable than the UK average ratio of 7.2.

Price-to-earnings ratio
6.6×
years of gross salary
Average house price
£230,372
UKHPI
Median full-time salary
£34,747
ASHE 2024
10% deposit
£23,037
15% deposit
£34,556
Loan multiple (10% down)
6.0×
lenders cap ~4.5×

How this is measured. This ratio divides the UKHPI average (mean) house price by ASHE full-time median individual earnings. The ONS official “Housing affordability” statistic uses median price ÷ median earnings, so the two are close but not identical. All three inputs are official, open-licensed figures — none are estimated.

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See also: rent vs buy in Norwich · full house prices in Norwich

Frequently asked questions

How many years of salary does it take to buy a house in Norwich?
In Norwich the average home costs £230,372 (HM Land Registry UKHPI, April 2026) against full-time median earnings of £34,747 a year (ONS ASHE 2024). That is a house-price-to-earnings ratio of 6.6 — it would take about 6.6 years of gross salary to equal the average house price.
What deposit do you need to buy in Norwich?
A 10% deposit on the £230,372 average Norwich home is £23,037, and a 15% deposit is £34,556 (based on HM Land Registry UKHPI, April 2026).
Is buying in Norwich more or less affordable than the UK average?
Norwich's house-price-to-earnings ratio is 6.6, versus 7.2 for the UK as a whole — so buying here is more affordable than the UK average.
How big a mortgage would you need to buy in Norwich?
After a 10% deposit you would need to borrow £207,335 on the average Norwich home — about 6.0× the £34,747 full-time median salary. Most UK lenders cap mortgages around 4.5× income.

Sources: house price — HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI) (April 2026); earnings — ONS — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2024. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ASHE and UKHPI are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.