Housing in NG5 8JJ
What the homes in NG5 8JJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bestwood Village
- Council
- Gedling
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,309 (2024)
NG5 8JJNottingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (68.2%). Flats make up 2.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
91.4% of households in the NG5 8JJ area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 54.7% own outright and 36.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned91.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented7.3%20.5%
- Social rented0.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 20.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (23.7%). 23.1% 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 8JJ (Bestwood Village) (about 1,309 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.