Wilford
Wilford is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 2,500. It features 2 GPs & clinics, 2 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and 12 restaurants & cafés, with 51 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Nottingham, 3 km away, and there were around 140 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wilford 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° / 14° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
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
- 435 rated 4–5 ★ (406 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Nottingham (2.6 km)
- 54 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Nottingham (2.5 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 (11.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11.4 km)
31 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
107 charging locations within ~8 km
- 47 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Queens Drive Park & Ride, Nottingham (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres11
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools6
- Sports pitches114
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds9
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 (Wilford House)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 34 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 & clinics4
- Pharmacies5
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés19
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,075 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
125 jobs advertised · £38,016 avg
e.g. Online French Tutor - Part Time, Become a Geography Tutor in Wilford – Flexible & Remote, Online Primary school Tutoring Job in Wilford – Flexible Schedule
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 South:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership312 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s266 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office240 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills229 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test158 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Wilford · 0.0 kmWilford is a village and former civil parish in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It lies to the north-east of Clifton, south-west of West Bridgford, north-west of Ruddington and south-west of Nottingham city cent…
Clifton Bridge (Nottingham) · 0.4 kmClifton Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Trent and carrying the A52 road to the west of the city of Nottingham, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England.
Fairham Brook · 0.5 kmFairham Brook is a 16-mile-long (26 km) tributary of the River Trent that flows through Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in England.
Greenwood Meadows F.C. · 0.7 kmGreenwood Meadows Football Club was a football club based in Nottingham, England. The club last played in the East Midlands Counties Football League during the 2016–17 season.
Compton Acres tram stop · 0.7 kmCompton Acres is a tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) network. The stop lies on the boundary between the city of Nottingham and the Rushcliffe. The stop is on line 2 of the NET, from Phoenix Park via th…
Dunkirk F.C. · 0.7 kmDunkirk Football Club is a football club based in the Dunkirk area of Nottingham, England. The club plays in the United Counties League Division One.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wilford?
- Wilford is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Nottingham local authority.
- How deprived is Wilford?
- The Nottingham local authority, which includes Wilford, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.