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Housing in NG8 1GH

What the homes in NG8 1GH 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
1,806 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (60.8%). Flats make up 3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NG8 1GHEngland
Detached60.8%22.9%
Semi-detached34.3%31.5%
Terraced1.9%23%
Purpose-built flat2.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

80.3% of households in the NG8 1GH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 45.2% own outright and 35.2% with a mortgage.

NG8 1GH
80%
14%
England
  • Owned80.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented13.8%20.5%
  • Social rented5.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NG8 1GHEngland
Owned outright45.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.9%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NG8 1GHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.3%). 31.4% of households include dependent children.

NG8 1GHEngland
Living alone, under 6611.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%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 NG8 1GH (Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park) (about 1,806 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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