Strong on safety and schools
Sprowston East at a glance
- House prices
- £293,000
- Middle49th percentile
- Schools
- 89th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 38th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 43 per 1,000 residents
- Strong78th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land6th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Sprowston East a good place to live?
Sprowston East may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Broadland below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in Sprowston East
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 43 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 78th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
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 Sprowston East
House prices
- Median sale price
- £293,000
- Percentile
- 49th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 149 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 Sprowston East
Schools
89th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Sprowston East
Flood risk
Under 0.1% 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 under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th 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 Sprowston East
Transport
38th 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 Sprowston East a good place to live?
Sprowston East may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Sprowston East safe?
Sprowston East ranks in the 78th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Sprowston East?
The median sale price was £293,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 49th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Sprowston East?
Schools rank in the 89th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Sprowston East?
Nearby public profiles include Thorpe St. Andrew South East in Broadland and Coltishall in Broadland.
