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Housing in NG7 2GQ

What the homes in NG7 2GQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park
Council
Nottingham
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
4,957 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.8%). Flats make up 2.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NG7 2GQEngland
Detached30.9%22.9%
Semi-detached61.8%31.5%
Terraced4.5%23%
Purpose-built flat1.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63% of households in the NG7 2GQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 42.1% own outright and 20.9% with a mortgage.

NG7 2GQ
63%
22%
15%
England
  • Owned63%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented21.9%20.5%
  • Social rented14.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NG7 2GQEngland
Owned outright42.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.9%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council12.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 30.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NG7 2GQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (18.7%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.

NG7 2GQEngland
Living alone, under 6612.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18%12.8%
Couple, no children12.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.7%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 NG7 2GQ (Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park) (about 4,957 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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