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Clifton (Nottingham)

Clifton (Nottingham) is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 100,000. It has 77 bus stops, 1 school, 3 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 20 restaurants and cafés. The nearest railway station is Beeston, 2.5 km away. In June 2026, there were around 263 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Clifton (Nottingham) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Nottingham area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 323,630 residents at roughly 4,338 people per km².

Council
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Constituency
Nottingham South
Police force
Nottinghamshire
27/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 285th of 294 English council areas — better than 3% of them.

Low crime8
Home affordability87
Affordable rents53
Good schools52
Life expectancy13
Low deprivation3
Employment7
Low council tax1

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

20°COvercast

  • Today: 22° / 14° · 40% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:27

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

284 reported · July 2026 16% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences105
  • Anti-social behaviour57
  • Criminal damage & arson27
  • Shoplifting21

Neighbourhood team: Clifton · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • City South Priorities - August City South Priorities Through analysis of crime, consultation with partners in our Multi agency Problem So…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

761 reported road collisions (2024)

167 killed or seriously injured · 882 casualties · 23.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

252 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 216 rated 4–5 ★ (187 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Beeston (2.5 km)
  • 77 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Beeston (2.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Private rents

£1,011 average monthly rent 2.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £734
  • 2 bed £913
  • 3 bed £1,049

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

5.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.7 times median annual pay (6.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11.4 km)

30 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

89 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 42 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Clifton Triangle (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches75
  • Playgrounds18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

323,630 residents in Nottingham · 4,338/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 70%
  • 65+: 12%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 10 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

31% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,755 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (63% of 147,480)

A £1,837
B £2,143
C £2,449
D £2,755
E £3,368
F £3,980
G £4,592
H £5,511

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

118 schools · 49,105 pupils

73 primary · 16 secondary · 29 other

Ofsted: 41 of 46 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

102inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Fernwood SchoolOutstanding
  • Nottingham Girls' AcademyOutstanding
  • Bluecoat Trent AcademyGood
  • Ellis Guilford SchoolGood
  • Farnborough Spencer AcademyGood
  • Nottingham University Academy of Science and TechnologyGood
  • Park Vale AcademyGood
  • The Bulwell AcademyRequires improvement
  • The Wells AcademyRequires improvement
  • Bluecoat Aspley Academy
  • Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
  • Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
  • Djanogly City Academy
  • Nottingham Free School
  • Nottingham University Samworth Academy
  • The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Nottingham

Care & health services

397 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes78
  • GP practices62
  • Dentists73
  • Homecare agencies146
  • Hospitals & hospices12

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottingham

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

243 applications decided

89.3% granted · 217 granted, 26 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Lilian Greenwood

Labour

Nottingham South

Recent votes:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 44
  • Grn 1
  • Oth 10

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools9
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens39
  • Restaurants & cafés24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

12,075 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

32 jobs advertised · £34,373 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Teaching Opportunity: Business Studies Teacher - Nottingham, Electrician

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£634 median full-time weekly pay

6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£17,696 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 211,744 certificates

15.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

25% low-carbon electricity

Gas 73% · Biomass 18% · Solar 5% · Imports 3%

307 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 81.4 yrs women · 77.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.3 women · 55.6 men

72% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.2
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Nottingham South:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Clifton, Nottingham · 0.3 km

    Clifton is an urban area and historic manor in the Nottingham district, in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 22,936.

  • Clifton Centre tram stop · 0.3 km

    Clifton Centre is a tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) network in the city of Nottingham suburb of Clifton. It is situated on street track within Southchurch Drive, and comprises a single island platfor…

  • Rivergreen tram stop · 0.5 km

    Rivergreen is a tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) network in the city of Nottingham suburb of Clifton. It is situated on street track on Southchurch Drive near its junction with Rivergreen, and compris…

  • Holy Trinity tram stop · 0.9 km

    Holy Trinity is a tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) network in the City of Nottingham suburb of Clifton. It takes its name from the nearby Holy Trinity Church. It is situated on a short stretch of rese…

  • Southchurch Drive tram stop · 1.0 km

    Southchurch Drive, also known as Southchurch Drive North, is a tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) network in the city of Nottingham suburb of Clifton. It is situated on street track on Southchurch Drive…

  • Summerwood Lane tram stop · 1.0 km

    Summerwood Lane is a tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) network in the city of Nottingham suburb of Clifton. It is situated on street track within Farnborough Road close to its junction with Summerwood…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Clifton (Nottingham)?
Clifton (Nottingham) is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Nottingham local authority.
How deprived is Clifton (Nottingham)?
The Nottingham local authority, which includes Clifton (Nottingham), is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.