NORWICH- Tell me everything there is to know..............................................

[chocolatebirdy]

We are thinking of a move there due to dps work. We know nothing about it really, so if you live or have lived there can you please advise me about the area, whats good and whats not, primary schools, and anything else you would like to mention.

Thanks.

Chocolatebirdy just seen this so will add my thoughts.

i lived in & around Norwich on & off from the age of 4 to 35 so consider myself almost a native...

I live in the SE now & I miss the wide open spaces & lack of people / traffic.

Norwich has it's nicer & not-so-nice bits like any city, and yes, traffic around the city itself can be bad in rush hour - I agree you need to live on the same side of the city that you work on, and wherever you live a car is a real necessity, public transport can be very patchy.

Personally I would not live in Norwich itself but plenty of villages within 15-20 mins drive...I have lived in several villages to the south & west of Norwich, so if you are thinking of that sort of area let me know.

HTH

Thanks for your advice.

Er, Norwich is NOT FLAT. The western third of Norfolk is quite flat, but the rest of Norfolk is reasonably bumpy.

Now Cambridgeshire and the southern half of Lincolnshire, those are flat places.

I think Norwich is great, but expensive to live in the nicest areas.

Maceysmum, I live in Norwich, first baby (a DD) due in May so if you need a guide when you get here I'm happy to help!

You'll love it here and living near the cathedral, how lovely. That area in particular has a very colourful history.

I'll wait until you've moved here before I tell you about the plague pit and ghosts....

North Norfolk is very nice.Not to far to commute into Norwich .
Lovely countryside and some fab National Trust properties for picnics and activties with the children.Blickling Hall,Felbrigg Hall,all do wonderful open air concerts in the summer.
Only a few miles to the coast.
As someone else mentioned,Wells next the sea,Brancaster,Blakeney Point ,Holkham beach ,Cley next the sea,Holt,all fabulous quaint little places for walks ,tea rooms and antiques.

I think Norfolk has it all.
A wonderful city and not far if you want to escape to the countryside or coast.

I live North Norwich and I LOVE it. I am near enough to be able to walk to the city centre but far enough out to be able to get some peace and quiet. I am surrounded by mainly Victorian terraces in the way of housing, one of which I live in. My house is worth a lot of money now, as for some, this is considered a desirable area. Me and my friends all went to the local schools which IMO are OK. (Well we all went off to uni and have decent careers, so did alright out of them). I understand it may not be every body's cup of tea but I like North Norwich!

I too live north of the city, in a small village, but was born and brought up on the coast around sheringham. If you are seriously planning to move, then I would highly recommend living by the coast, as opposed to a suburb. When I commuted to norwich from the coastal town where I was living, it took me half an hour to get from the centre of the city to the outskirts, then only 20 mins to get home. so basically, even if you're 25 miles out, it won't take you much longer than being 2 miles out to get home. Property prices are cheaper North of the city, as shorter commuting distance to London from the south pushes up prices. A 3-bed terrace in a place like Cromer (on the coast) would cost about £140K; similarly a terrace in the north of the city would be much the same. South of the city it would be considerably more. CAT me if there's anythign else you want to know

Norwich has a John Lewis.

The football team are mmmmm.
The locals are easy to spot just look for the webbing between there fingers.