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Postcode · Sutton-in-Ashfield

Housing in NG17 5BU

What the homes in NG17 5BU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sutton Central & Leamington
Council
Ashfield
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,554 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (71.1%). Flats make up 21.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

NG17 5BUEngland
Detached3.1%22.9%
Semi-detached71.1%31.5%
Terraced4%23%
Purpose-built flat18.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.2% of households in the NG17 5BU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 15.1% own outright and 18.1% with a mortgage.

NG17 5BU
33%
13%
52%
England
  • Owned33.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented12.9%20.5%
  • Social rented51.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NG17 5BUEngland
Owned outright15.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.3%18.2%
Other private rented0.6%2.2%
From the council44.4%8.3%
From a housing association7.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NG17 5BUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.2%). 28.3% of households include dependent children.

NG17 5BUEngland
Living alone, under 6623.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.1%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 5BU (Sutton Central & Leamington) (about 1,554 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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