Housing in NG5 5NN
What the homes in NG5 5NN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bestwood
- Council
- Nottingham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,605 (2024)
NG5 5NNNottingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.5%). Flats make up 14.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.8% of households in the NG5 5NN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 32.3% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented15.4%20.5%
- Social rented22.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.6%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NG5 5NN (Bestwood) (about 1,605 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.