Housing in NG5 7FW
What the homes in NG5 7FW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Arnold Town
- Council
- Gedling
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,415 (2024)
NG5 7FWNottingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (59%). Flats make up 17.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54.9% of households in the NG5 7FW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented21.4%20.5%
- Social rented22.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.2%). 26.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NG5 7FW (Arnold Town) (about 1,415 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.