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Nottingham

Nottingham is a city in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 323,632. It has around 1 school, 9 GP surgeries, 11 pharmacies, 8 supermarkets, and around 138 restaurants and cafés, with 89 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Nottingham, 3.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £292,508. There were around 1,747 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Nottingham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Nottingham area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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 284th of 294 English council areas — better than 3% of them.

Low crime9
Home affordability87
Affordable rents54
Good schools52
Life expectancy8
Low deprivation6
Employment6
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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 12° / 7° · 55% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:28

9h 21m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

1505 reported · August 2026▲ 15% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences449
  • Anti-social behaviour237
  • Shoplifting218
  • Public order114

Neighbourhood team: City Centre · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • July - September 2026: Knife Crime in Nottingham City Centre. The priorities for the City Centre Neighbourhood team is reviewed every 3 m…
  • July - September 2026 Priority: Retail Theft in the City Centre The priorities for the City Centre Neighbourhood team is reviewed every 3…

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

Road safety

780 reported road collisions (2025)

172 killed or seriously injured · 900 casualties · 24.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 432 rated 4–5 ★ (413 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Nottingham (0.8 km)
  • 163 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Nottingham (0.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

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

Private rents

£1,014 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £735
  • 2 bed £914
  • 3 bed £1,052

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

Property sales

2,702 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (11.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11.1 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

118 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 52 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Crowne Plaza Nottingham (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres16
  • Gyms13
  • Swimming pools9
  • Sports pitches63
  • Playgrounds27

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK36,741
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK45,449
  • Net moves−8,708

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 18 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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 · 49,138 pupils

73 primary · 16 secondary · 29 other

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

102 inspected 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

399 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes77
  • GP practices63
  • Dentists74
  • Homecare agencies146
  • Hospitals & hospices12

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottingham

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Old Market Square)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 550 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

194 applications decided

87.1% granted · 169 granted, 25 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Nadia Whittome

Labour

Nottingham East

Recent votes:

  • AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 44
  • Grn 1
  • Oth 10

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools26
  • GPs & clinics26
  • Pharmacies11
  • Supermarkets13
  • Parks & greens107
  • Restaurants & cafés451

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

12,375 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

4,862 jobs advertised · £42,109 avg

e.g. RME Planner, Reliability Maintenance Engineering, Delivery Driver PART TIME (24 hour) - Dordon, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£634 median full-time weekly pay

6.1% 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

54% low-carbon electricity

Gas 44% · Wind 30% · Biomass 22% · Imports 3%

198 gCO₂/kWh · 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

Health services

5 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in NG1

  • Victoria And Mapperley Practice
  • Nottingham Homeless Team
  • Parliament Street Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Nottingham East:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Long Row · 0.0 km

    Long Row is a row of retail buildings in Nottingham City Centre forming the north side of Old Market Square, Nottingham.

  • Griffin & Spalding · 0.0 km

    Griffin & Spalding was a department store located in Nottingham. It later became part of the Debenhams chain.

  • Old Market Square, Nottingham · 0.0 km

    The Old Market Square is an open, pedestrianised city square in Nottingham, England, forming the heart of the city, and covering an area of approximately 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft), or about 3 acres (1.2 ha)…

  • Queen's Chambers, Nottingham · 0.1 km

    Queen's Chambers is a Grade II listed building on Long Row and King Street in Nottingham.

  • Central Post Office, Nottingham · 0.1 km

    The Central Post Office in Nottingham was based on Queen Street from 1898 to 2019.

  • Old Market Square tram stop · 0.1 km

    Old Market Square is a tram stop of Nottingham Express Transit (NET) in the centre of the city of Nottingham. It is situated on the South Parade of Nottingham's Old Market Square, from which it derives its name, and i…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Nottingham?
Nottingham is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Nottingham local authority.
What is the population of Nottingham?
Nottingham has an approximate settlement population of 323,632.
How deprived is Nottingham?
The Nottingham local authority, which includes Nottingham, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.