Bulwell North

Nottingham · East Midlands · population 7,590 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,682 of 6,856 in England
  • #568 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #35 of 37 in Nottingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,522
Median age (est.)37
Density2,574per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above17%
No car or van44%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 37%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 37%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 20%Other: 11%
One person 34%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 20%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 22% · Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary22%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades12%
Sales & customer service11%
Process & plant10%
Professional10%
Administrative8%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 3%Black: 9%Mixed: 6%Other: 1%
White 80%Asian 3%Black 9%Mixed 6%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 52% · Christian 36% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Bulwell North is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,682 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #35 of 37 in Nottingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (38) and lowest on Employment (2). Typical homes here, about £152,550 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 54 sales), 24% below the wider Nottingham median of £200,000. Typical household take-home income is around £28,045 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 182 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 3 · #6,661
Employment 2 · #6,723
Education 6 · #6,462
Health 3 · #6,620
Crime 5 · #6,517
Housing & access 38 · #4,282
Living environment 27 · #5,023

House prices ?

£152,550median (12m) · -1.6% yr · n=54
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£152,55054-1.6%+28.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£172,50016+0.9%+30.2%
Terraced£150,00036+7.1%+39.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£152,550
Nottingham£200,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£28,045±£4,493 · #6,673 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,881
Price-to-income ?5.4×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

7Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

182 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,382 offences
Nottingham130
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #6,113 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences536
Theft351
Burglary43
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson133
Public order & weapons144
Drugs50
Robbery38
Other55

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 381 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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