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 (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
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 285th of 294 English council areas — better than 3% of them.
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
18°CSunny
- Today: 23° / 15° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:24
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Crime
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
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 431 rated 4–5 ★ (413 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
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
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 (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11.1 km)
32 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)
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)
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
- 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
243 applications decided
89.3% granted · 217 granted, 26 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Nadia Whittome
Labour
Nottingham East
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
12,075 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
7,134 jobs advertised · £40,781 avg
e.g. Speech and Language Therapist, Senior Nursery Room Leader, Staff Nurse - Ward
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
42% low-carbon electricity
Gas 55% · Biomass 20% · Wind 16% · Solar 5%
241 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 East:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership450 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 362 local signatures · 19,618 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s318 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills251 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership250 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Nearby towns
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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 IoD2019.