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Postcode · Sutton-in-Ashfield

Housing in NG17 4BB

What the homes in NG17 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sutton Forest Side & New Cross
Council
Ashfield
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,703 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (46.7%). Flats make up 17.6%, below the 22.2% across England.

NG17 4BBEngland
Detached9.1%22.9%
Semi-detached26.6%31.5%
Terraced46.7%23%
Purpose-built flat8.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.8% of households in the NG17 4BB area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 45.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 24.4% own outright and 20.3% with a mortgage.

NG17 4BB
45%
45%
England
  • Owned44.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented45.1%20.5%
  • Social rented10%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NG17 4BBEngland
Owned outright24.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent42.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council7%8.3%
From a housing association2.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NG17 4BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.5%). 25.3% of households include dependent children.

NG17 4BBEngland
Living alone, under 6627.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.4%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Ashfield

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Ashfield (August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

AshfieldEngland
All homes£795£1,459
One bedroom£560£1,195
Two bedrooms£725£1,335
Three bedrooms£847£1,489
Four or more£1,194£2,161
Detached£1,042£1,640
Semi-detached£847£1,449
Terraced£776£1,435
Flat or maisonette£632£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NG17 4BB (Sutton Forest Side & New Cross) (about 1,703 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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