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Housing in NG5 5SN

What the homes in NG5 5SN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Top Valley East
Council
Nottingham
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,493 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (54%). Flats make up 19.6%, below the 22.2% across England.

NG5 5SNEngland
Detached6.9%22.9%
Semi-detached54%31.5%
Terraced19.5%23%
Purpose-built flat18.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.9% of households in the NG5 5SN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 32.3% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.

NG5 5SN
59%
30%
England
  • Owned58.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented11%20.5%
  • Social rented29.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NG5 5SNEngland
Owned outright32.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council25.7%8.3%
From a housing association3.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NG5 5SNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.9%). 21.7% of households include dependent children.

NG5 5SNEngland
Living alone, under 6622.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.6%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.6%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 5SN (Top Valley East) (about 1,493 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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