Housing in NG7 2JL
What the homes in NG7 2JL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lenton & Dunkirk
- Council
- Nottingham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,478 (2024)
NG7 2JLNottingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.6%). Flats make up 20.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
21.4% of households in the NG7 2JL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 71.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.1% own outright and 7.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned21.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented71.7%20.5%
- Social rented6.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 23.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (55%). 6.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NG7 2JL (Lenton & Dunkirk) (about 2,478 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.