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Housing in NG3 5NT

What the homes in NG3 5NT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Mapperley & Porchester
Council
Gedling
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,495 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35.9%). Flats make up 38%, well above the 22.2% across England.

NG3 5NTEngland
Detached35.7%22.9%
Semi-detached21.9%31.5%
Terraced4.3%23%
Purpose-built flat35.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.2% of households in the NG3 5NT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 37.4% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.

NG3 5NT
69%
14%
16%
England
  • Owned69.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented14%20.5%
  • Social rented15.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NG3 5NTEngland
Owned outright37.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council7.4%8.3%
From a housing association8.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NG3 5NTEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.1%). 20.4% of households include dependent children.

NG3 5NTEngland
Living alone, under 6620.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over23.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Gedling

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gedling (August 2026, +3.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

GedlingEngland
All homes£904£1,459
One bedroom£630£1,195
Two bedrooms£795£1,335
Three bedrooms£979£1,489
Four or more£1,397£2,161
Detached£1,169£1,640
Semi-detached£947£1,449
Terraced£884£1,435
Flat or maisonette£748£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NG3 5NT (Mapperley & Porchester) (about 1,495 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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