Norwich - which area?

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What are nice areas of Norwich to move to?
Need to be walkable or easily bus-able to Duke street area, doesn't have to be in the centre if the local area has pubs/shops nearby.
We are going up on a recce next week, but not sure where to start looking.
Previous experience of the area ( some years ago)is that public transport was not all that great, but are there some bus routes that are reliable for DS to get to work/to the station?
Have any locals got any suggestions? Thanks

NR3 is probably the easiest walk to duke street- the silver road area of north Norwich. It’s a popular area for students and had great pubs. Mainly 2 bedroom terraces though so depends what sort of house you’re looking for. Unthank road area a more grown up version to the west of the city. More expensive but has more variety of houses too though still dominated by two bed terraces.

Easy of the city- NR1 - roads off Thorpe road are more expensive but bigger choice of house type. Easy walk to the station. Can easily walk to duke street but depends how far you want to walk/how often.

What’s your budget? Do you want to rent or buy? What type of house do you need- size? Amenities etc.

Due to the size of Norwich, nowhere is particularly far from anywhere else. Most of it is walkable, and it has great bus routes compared to many similar sized cities.

Thanks for your answers.
I think we 're looking for a house big enough for 2 double bedrooms and at least one study/wfh area, but 2 would be nice.
DS1 is moving from quite a swanky flat in another city and will accommodate DS2, who will be studying. DS2 can walk a reasonable distance but DS1 is disabled so is unlikely to be able to walk more than about 5 minutes to a bus stop/pub.
Ideally 3 bedroom house or 2 bed if the arrangement is such that a reception room could be a wfh area for DS1 - not doubling as a living room as well.
Even a 2 bed flat could work if it's big enough.
The issue is that DS1 wants to be central so that he's not far from facilities, but actually local shops/pubs would work just as well as something more central provided that the bus into centre is OK. Last time he lived in Norwich he found that the bus route he was on was frequently cancelled/irregular.
So I suppose what I'm asking is are there nice areas outside the centre ( where we can find no accommodation to rent at the moment) that are on main bus routes?
Renting situation is dire at the moment, we can't even get appointments to view, which is why we are thinking about widening the search area.
Budget £1200 pm, which sounds a lot to me!

Bumping for evening crowd

I think the nearest bus stops to Duke Street are on Castle Meadow, so you can look for a route that stops there. Is about an 8 to 10 minute walk. Or look for buses that stop at Anglia Square/Magdalene Street.

The Silver Triangle could be a good option. The Golden Triangle, around Unthank Road is always a popular choice (some of that is a student area, some of it isn't).

Lots of flats are going up all over the place in Norwich. Several big developments around Riverside in the past few years, so that could be an option, although I'm not sure about the bus options around there.

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/find.html?locationIdentifier=OUTCODE%5E1831&minBedrooms=2&maxPrice=1250&propertyTypes=&includeLetAgreed=false&mustHave=&dontShow=&furnishTypes=&keywords= NR2 was the obvious answer to me - lots of pubs, shops, and the 25 bus goes from UEA to the station via Unthank Rd, so is usually reliable. As PP said though, pretty much everywhere is walkable in Norwich (I've just spotted a house that one of my friends used to live in a few years ago & can vouch that it's very nice - as well as being 5 minutes from shops & opposite a great pub!)

There are some nice flats springing up which might work well for DS1 dependign on his disability rather than a small terrace.
RIverside area is nice in parts and pretty central, not too far from Duke St.
There are some nice houses and flats in NR3 which is young and more cosmopolitan than NR2.
Your budget sounds healthy for Norwich.

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/85781493#/?channel=RES_LET
This isnt that close to Duke St but its close to the city and there are load of flats in the complex and nice grounds too.

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/124966379#/?channel=RES_LET

This one says no students so you might be able to swing it by using DS1 as key tenant and not mentioning DS2 being a student... but the flat posted by a previous poster looks great too…

@247SylviaPlath That's the house my friend used to live in! It is very nice, and a good location too.

@sadeyedladyofthelowlandsea - it’s such a lovely area - we stayed in a hotel near there recently. I lived in Norwich years ago at uni but in the Earlham Road area, which was ideal at the time but not as nice as Mount Pleasant!

I don't understand recommendations for Golden Triangle when someone needs easy public transport access to Duke Street. I'd say live somewhere close to bus routes that go up & down B1150 (Magdalen Road), Wroxham Road, or A140 (Aylsham Road), or Catton Grove Road, or St. Faiths Road (possible walking distance to those bus routes). Like here.

AllFreeOwls that is just the sort of info I need! Thank you.
trickyex postcodes are useful, thanks. Is Riverside the name of an area, or a description?
sadeyedladyofthelowlandsea - great name btw - thanks for the info. The house you linked to would be perfect but viewings are already fully booked - this is the problem we are having even with a good budget!
I just don't know what to do to actually get to view - I've set up alerts etc but no joy so far.
Does Norwich have suburbs? Like local high streets with doctors and shops, or is everything central?

lljkk thank you for those details - I've just emailed the agent! There's not much info about the house yet, but I can see how the location would work. Thanks.

OK, I see Riverside is actually an area, so am checking that out too.
Any more suggestions/tips will be very much appreciated!

Consider the area around Cricket Ground Road, or parts of Thorpe Hamlet. The 'Golden Triangle' where a friend of my mum lived (RIP) was very expensive for what it is.

The comment about buses especially evenings and Sundays is true.

Thanks- I've tried to google Cricket Ground Road but can't see if there are shops nearby? Will get DS onto it in a minute, but any more info about that area would be great!

Its Lakenham area which is not very close to Duke St but doable. Cheaper than G Triangle but maybe less ideal than NR3, though the new houses look nice.
There are suburbs yes but maybe not ideal for a student.
Sprowston would be ok for Duke St, also look at Constitution Hill area and anywhere off Magdalen St/Rd.
Maybe book a few days here to have a look round, see whats what and try to secure somewhere then?

RIverside and Thorpe Hamlet is good for Duke St and the city.
Thorpe St Andrew bit further out but nice too

Thanks, yes I think we will come and spend a few days looking around. It's great to have these pointers!

Hi. I’m planning to move to the Norwich area to be near family. I saw a property I liked in Drayton but don’t know if that is a nice area to live? I’m moving from a large friendly village and would like to be somewhere similar. The proximity to the off road cycle route is a plus for me but is there anything else to recommend living there or any major issues? Thanks.

Drayton is alright, bit too suburbs flavour for me but alright. I dunno if there is a 'village' feel to it. Problem is that cycling from there into city means passing thru some rough areas. Keep in mind that "rough" in Norwich probably = "alright" in many other cities. I wouldn't be afraid of it. Where the cycle path dumps you on inner ring road means crossing that busy ring road (there are lights that can make this easy).

Do you care about schools?

Spixworth is probably more of a 'large friendly village' feel, but means all road route to cycle into city. Old Catton... there you go. 'Friendly village' feel to that place... but road route to cycle into city, although most of it is quiet roads. Redwoods in the park (!)