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Housing in NG5 1GB

What the homes in NG5 1GB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
New Basford
Council
Nottingham
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,042 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (54%). Flats make up 11.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

NG5 1GBEngland
Detached17.2%22.9%
Semi-detached54%31.5%
Terraced17.2%23%
Purpose-built flat10.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.8% of households in the NG5 1GB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 32.1% own outright and 41.7% with a mortgage.

NG5 1GB
74%
23%
England
  • Owned73.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented23.5%20.5%
  • Social rented2.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NG5 1GBEngland
Owned outright32.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan41.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NG5 1GBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.3%). 25.6% of households include dependent children.

NG5 1GBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%12.8%
Couple, no children21.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Nottingham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Nottingham (August 2026, +1.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

NottinghamEngland
All homes£1,014£1,459
One bedroom£735£1,195
Two bedrooms£914£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,052£1,489
Four or more£1,460£2,161
Detached£1,306£1,640
Semi-detached£1,060£1,449
Terraced£993£1,435
Flat or maisonette£837£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NG5 1GB (New Basford) (about 2,042 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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