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Housing in NG8 1JS

What the homes in NG8 1JS 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
2,054 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (71.2%). Flats make up 10.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NG8 1JSEngland
Detached71.2%22.9%
Semi-detached14.3%31.5%
Terraced4.1%23%
Purpose-built flat9.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.4% of households in the NG8 1JS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.6% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.

NG8 1JS
76%
14%
England
  • Owned76.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented14.2%20.5%
  • Social rented9.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NG8 1JSEngland
Owned outright43.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council3.2%8.3%
From a housing association6.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NG8 1JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.1%). 29.6% of households include dependent children.

NG8 1JSEngland
Living alone, under 669.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.6%12.8%
Couple, no children17.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%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 NG8 1JS (Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park) (about 2,054 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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