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West Bridgford

West Bridgford is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 36,487. It has around 2 GP surgeries and clinics, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 16 restaurants and cafés, with 54 bus stops and Little Ruddington railway station 3.1 km away. There were around 206 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the West Bridgford 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

21°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 23° / 14° · 29% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 13° · Partly Cloudy

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

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

181 reported · July 2026 4% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences51
  • Anti-social behaviour46
  • Shoplifting26
  • Other theft11

Neighbourhood team: West Bridgford · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • Priorities: 1 - Burglary 2 - ASB in parks and town centres 3 - Alcohol related incidents Priority Period: July to September 2026 How prio…

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

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 418 rated 4–5 ★ (379 top)
  • 7 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 (2.3 km)
  • 101 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Nottingham (2.4 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: 152.9p · Esso (9.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 181.7p · Asda (10.2 km)

28 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

96 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 40 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Poppy & Pint (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres10
  • Gyms5
  • Swimming pools8
  • Sports pitches103
  • Playgrounds19

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
  • 30 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

James Naish

Labour

Rushcliffe

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

  • Schools12
  • GPs & clinics11
  • Pharmacies7
  • Supermarkets5
  • Parks & greens21
  • Restaurants & cafés70

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

12,075 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

178 jobs advertised · £35,509 avg

e.g. Maths Tutors Required West Bridgford, Online Chemistry Tutoring Job in West Bridgford – Flexible Schedule, French Tutors Required West Bridgford

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

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 59% · Biomass 20% · Solar 17% · Imports 3%

255 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 Rushcliffe:

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

Notable places nearby

  • West Bridgford · 0.3 km

    West Bridgford is a town and the administrative centre of the borough of Rushcliffe, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies south of Nottingham city centre, east of Wilford, north of Ruddington and west of…

  • St Giles' Church, West Bridgford · 0.4 km

    St. Giles' Church, West Bridgford is an Anglican parish church in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.

  • Friary United Reformed Church, West Bridgford · 0.8 km

    Friary United Reformed church was a church on Musters Road in West Bridgford, Nottingham, built between 1898 and 1901. It was a Grade II listed building. It closed in June 2022.

  • Trent Bridge · 0.9 km

    Trent Bridge Cricket Ground is a cricket ground mostly used for Test, One-Day International and county cricket located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, just across the River Trent from the city of Nottingh…

  • Abbey Park, Nottinghamshire · 0.9 km

    Abbey Park in West Bridgford is a housing estate that was constructed in the mid–to–late–70s by Costain Homes on land that were previously uncultivated fields and allotments. It is mainly geared people who are aged 55…

  • West Park, West Bridgford · 1.0 km

    West Park is a cricket ground in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. The ground was constructed by cricket philanthropist Sir Julien Cahn. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1928, when Sir J Cahn's XI played t…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is West Bridgford?
West Bridgford is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Nottingham local authority.
What is the population of West Bridgford?
West Bridgford has an approximate settlement population of 36,487.
How deprived is West Bridgford?
The Nottingham local authority, which includes West Bridgford, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.