Area market snapshot · in Norwich

Thorpe Hamlet property market

Updated 4 October 2026 · refreshed daily

Map: Thorpe Hamlet is in central Norwich, in Norfolk.
Median asking price
£180,000↓ 28% below Norwich

206 for sale · Norwich £250k

Median sold price · 12 months to January 2026
£210,000↓ 16% below Norwich

Norwich £250k

Typical asking range
Typical asking range (middle half of listings) and median
MarketRange lowMedianRange high
Thorpe Hamlet£140,000£180,000£250,000
Norwich£185,000£250,000£340,000

Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.

How Thorpe Hamlet differs from Norwich
  • Flats are 75% of what's for sale, compared to 31% across Norwich
  • A typical 2-bed asks £180k here, compared to £200k across Norwich
The last 30 days

More homes came onto the market in Thorpe Hamlet than left it

New listings
41

↑ 32% · was 31

Price cuts
33

↑ 32% · was 25

Went off market
35

↑ 13% · was 31

Typical time listed
51 days

before going off the market

Changes compare with the prior 30 days.

Asking prices

Where homes in Thorpe Hamlet sit by price band, against Norwich

Homes for sale in Thorpe Hamlet skew cheaper than in Norwich

74% of Thorpe Hamlet listings ask under £250k, a bigger share than Norwich (49%)

Share of current listings by asking-price band
Price bandThorpe Hamlet listingsThorpe Hamlet shareNorwich share
<£100k199%4%
£100k–150k3818%10%
£150k–200k6230%15%
£200k–250k3417%20%
£250k–300k168%17%
£300k–400k178%17%
£400k–500k94%10%
£500k+115%7%

Prices by property type

Current listings and Land Registry sales in Thorpe Hamlet, set against Norwich

Flats are 76% of homes for sale in Thorpe Hamlet, against 31% across Norwich

Share of homes for sale by property type
property typeThorpe HamletNorwich
Flats (157 for sale)£76£31
Terraced (33 for sale)£16£28
Detached (5 for sale)£2£15

Flats in Thorpe Hamlet ask £160k, about the same as Norwich flats (£160k)

Median asking price of current listings; the count under each row

Median asking price by property type
property typeThorpe HamletNorwich
Flats (157 for sale)£160,000£160,000
Terraced (33 for sale)£290,000£250,000
Detached (5 for sale)£749,000£425,000

Price per square foot

Sold · 12 months to July 2026
£280per sq ft↓ 5% below Norwich

190 matched sales

Norwich: £296 per sq ft

Asking · current listings
£269per sq ft↓ 4% below Norwich

135 listings with a known floor area

Norwich: £280 per sq ft

Sold prices per sq ft in Thorpe Hamlet are up 20% over 10 years, to £280

Norwich: up 31% to £296 over the same period

Sold price per square foot over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsThorpe HamletNorwich
Sept 2016£233£226
Dec 2016£234£230
Mar 2017£234£232
Jun 2017£236£235
Sept 2017£244£239
Dec 2017£246£242
Mar 2018£243£242
Jun 2018£242£245
Sept 2018£241£246
Dec 2018£242£248
Mar 2019£244£250
Jun 2019£246£250
Sept 2019£246£252
Dec 2019£246£253
Mar 2020£246£251
Jun 2020£248£253
Sept 2020£250£253
Dec 2020£255£258
Mar 2021£255£262
Jun 2021£255£264
Sept 2021£262£270
Dec 2021£259£272
Mar 2022£265£279
Jun 2022£272£286
Sept 2022£278£294
Dec 2022£282£303
Mar 2023£287£305
Jun 2023£286£307
Sept 2023£283£304
Dec 2023£280£298
Mar 2024£272£293
Jun 2024£276£292
Sept 2024£278£293
Dec 2024£280£295
Mar 2025£288£296
Jun 2025£286£298
Sept 2025£284£297
Dec 2025£284£296
Mar 2026£281£297
Jun 2026£282£297
Jul 2026£280£296

Homes sold in Thorpe Hamlet

Completed sales
283in line with previous year

Previous 12 months: 278 sales

Median sold price
£210,000↓ 16% below Norwich

Norwich: £250,000

The median sold price in Thorpe Hamlet is up 36% over the last 10 years, to £210k

Norwich: up 40% to £250k over the same period

Median sold price over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsThorpe HamletNorwich
Mar 2016£154k£178k
Jun 2016£157k£180k
Sept 2016£162k£185k
Dec 2016£165k£187k
Mar 2017£173k£193k
Jun 2017£172k£195k
Sept 2017£174k£198k
Dec 2017£175k£200k
Mar 2018£175k£202k
Jun 2018£181k£207k
Sept 2018£185k£208k
Dec 2018£188k£210k
Mar 2019£185k£210k
Jun 2019£185k£210k
Sept 2019£180k£212k
Dec 2019£177k£212k
Mar 2020£175k£211k
Jun 2020£174k£212k
Sept 2020£180k£214k
Dec 2020£190k£220k
Mar 2021£193k£226k
Jun 2021£199k£230k
Sept 2021£200k£233k
Dec 2021£195k£233k
Mar 2022£192k£235k
Jun 2022£188k£235k
Sept 2022£193k£242k
Dec 2022£208k£250k
Mar 2023£208k£250k
Jun 2023£205k£250k
Sept 2023£195k£250k
Dec 2023£192k£248k
Mar 2024£192k£248k
Jun 2024£195k£245k
Sept 2024£207k£245k
Dec 2024£210k£250k
Mar 2025£216k£250k
Jun 2025£213k£250k
Sept 2025£210k£250k
Dec 2025£208k£250k
Jan 2026£210k£250k

283 homes sold in Thorpe Hamlet in the 12 months to January 2026, in line with Thorpe Hamlet's five-year norm

Norwich is 8% above its own five-year norm

Homes sold over time (12-month windows ending each quarter)
Window endsThorpe Hamlet
Mar 2016399
Jun 2016370
Sept 2016373
Dec 2016344
Mar 2017295
Jun 2017335
Sept 2017332
Dec 2017338
Mar 2018323
Jun 2018314
Sept 2018312
Dec 2018302
Mar 2019303
Jun 2019291
Sept 2019289
Dec 2019283
Mar 2020293
Jun 2020268
Sept 2020243
Dec 2020247
Mar 2021263
Jun 2021306
Sept 2021329
Dec 2021326
Mar 2022316
Jun 2022325
Sept 2022353
Dec 2022365
Mar 2023367
Jun 2023342
Sept 2023302
Dec 2023283
Mar 2024275
Jun 2024264
Sept 2024278
Dec 2024287
Mar 2025303
Jun 2025310
Sept 2025295
Dec 2025288
Jan 2026283

What listings offer

Thorpe Hamlet has fewer gardens and less parking but more chain-free homes than Norwich.

Gardens
42%

Fewer gardens than Norwich

42% of listings have a garden; Norwich: 76%. 87 of 206 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Parking
60%

Less parking than Norwich

60% of listings have parking or a garage; Norwich: 71%. 123 of 206 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Chain-free
47%

More chain-free homes than Norwich

47% of listings are listed as chain-free; Norwich: 40%. 96 of 206 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.

Recent sales in Thorpe Hamlet

The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry

AddressSoldPrice
128 Heathgate · NR3 1PWFlat · LeaseholdJul 2026£150,000
84 Vincent Road · NR1 4HHTerraced · FreeholdJul 2026£242,000
74 Glendenning Road · NR1 1YNFlat · LeaseholdJul 2026£130,000
4, Cavendish House Recorder Road · NR1 1BWFlat · LeaseholdJul 2026£150,000
54 Anchor Street · NR3 1NRTerraced · FreeholdJul 2026£190,000

Current listings worth a look

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How nearby areas compare

Current listings around Thorpe Hamlet

AreaFor saleMedian askingSold £/sq ft
Thorpe Hamlet206£180k£280
Lakenham123£200k£293
Sprowston82£300k£306
Hellesdon76£325k£304
Norwich1,305£250k£296
Norwichbenchmark1,305£250k£296

Key facts about Thorpe Hamlet

  • Rising over the long run, flat over the last year: the median sold price in Thorpe Hamlet is up 36% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months.
  • Homes for sale skew cheaper than in Norwich: 74% of current listings in Thorpe Hamlet ask under £250k, against 49% across Norwich.
  • Sales are in line with Thorpe Hamlet's five-year norm: 283 homes sold in the 12 months to January 2026, against a norm of 287 a year; 41 homes came onto the market in the last 30 days and 35 left it.

Thorpe Hamlet property market: common questions

Where is Thorpe Hamlet?

Thorpe Hamlet is in central Norwich, in Norfolk. Figures for Thorpe Hamlet cover listings within about 1 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.

What is the average house price in Thorpe Hamlet?

The median asking price across the 206 homes for sale in Thorpe Hamlet is £180,000 (as of 4 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £140,000 and £250,000. That is 28% below Norwich. Homes that actually sold in Thorpe Hamlet went for a median £210,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to January 2026).

Are house prices in Thorpe Hamlet rising or falling?

Rising over the long run, flat over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Thorpe Hamlet is up 36% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months (12 months to January 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Is Thorpe Hamlet cheaper than Norwich?

Yes: asking prices in Thorpe Hamlet are typically lower than across Norwich. The median asking price in Thorpe Hamlet is £180,000 against £250k across Norwich: 28% below Norwich. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. The saving holds from the lower end to the top of the market.

How many homes are for sale in Thorpe Hamlet?

206 homes are on the market in Thorpe Hamlet right now, down 15% since 31 Aug, 41 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

Are house prices being cut in Thorpe Hamlet?

33 listings in Thorpe Hamlet had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 16% of the homes currently for sale.

How long are homes on the market in Thorpe Hamlet?

Of the Thorpe Hamlet listings that came off the market in the last 30 days and that we first saw after we began tracking the area, the typical one had been advertised for 51 days. Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.

How much do flats and houses cost in Thorpe Hamlet?

The median asking price for a flat in Thorpe Hamlet is £160,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is terraced houses, at a median £290,000 across 33 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

How much is a two-bedroom flat in Thorpe Hamlet?

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Thorpe Hamlet is £177,500, across 96 current listings.

How much is a three-bedroom house in Thorpe Hamlet?

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Thorpe Hamlet is terraced houses, at a median asking price of £287,500 across 18 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

What is the price per square foot in Thorpe Hamlet?

In Thorpe Hamlet, homes that sold went for a median £280 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £269 per sq ft.

How these numbers are made

  • Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (206 in Thorpe Hamlet), refreshed daily, as of 4 October 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings. Figures for Thorpe Hamlet cover listings within about 1 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.
  • Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Thorpe Hamlet since November 2025.
  • Norwich comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of Norwich, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
  • Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data. Sold prices and sales counts cover the 12 months to January 2026; sold price per square foot covers the 12 months to July 2026, with floor areas from EPC certificates (the two run on different pipelines, and the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered). England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.