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Postcode · Sutton-in-Ashfield

Housing in NG17 7BP

What the homes in NG17 7BP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kirkby Central
Council
Ashfield
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,879 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52%). Flats make up 14.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

NG17 7BPEngland
Detached9.6%22.9%
Semi-detached52%31.5%
Terraced23.6%23%
Purpose-built flat10.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.1% of households in the NG17 7BP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 21.3% with a mortgage.

NG17 7BP
43%
25%
31%
England
  • Owned43.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented25.4%20.5%
  • Social rented30.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NG17 7BPEngland
Owned outright21.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council23.8%8.3%
From a housing association6.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NG17 7BPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.6%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

NG17 7BPEngland
Living alone, under 6620.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.8%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 7BP (Kirkby Central) (about 1,879 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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