Housing in NG5 9PE
What the homes in NG5 9PE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bestwood Village
- Council
- Gedling
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,131 (2024)
NG5 9PENottingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.3%). Flats make up 21.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.1% of households in the NG5 9PE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 19% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented16.5%20.5%
- Social rented37.2%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. 35.3% 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 (28.2%). 31.8% 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 9PE (Bestwood Village) (about 1,131 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.