Norwood
Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Norwood at a glance
- House prices
- £200,000
- Lower prices20th percentile
- Schools
- 23rd percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 86th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 56.1 per 1,000 residents
- Middle61st percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle33rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Norwood a good place to live?
Norwood may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Sefton below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Norwood
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 56.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 61st percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Norwood
House prices
- Median sale price
- £200,000
- Percentile
- 20th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 152 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Norwood
Schools
23rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Norwood
Flood risk
2.5% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.9% of the area. That is the 33rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Norwood
Transport
86th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Norwood a good place to live?
Norwood may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Norwood safe?
Norwood ranks in the 61st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Norwood?
The median sale price was £200,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 20th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Norwood?
Schools rank in the 23rd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Norwood?
Nearby public profiles include Church in Sefton and Kew in Sefton.
