Bulwell West

Nottingham · East Midlands · population 8,702 · 6 LSOAs

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

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,579 of 6,856 in England
  • #562 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #34 of 37 in Nottingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,693
Median age (est.)37
Density3,560per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above19%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 39%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 39%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 18%Other: 12%
One person 35%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 18%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Caring & leisure 15% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Caring & leisure15%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service11%
Professional10%
Process & plant10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 3%Black: 11%Mixed: 7%Other: 1%
White 78%Asian 3%Black 11%Mixed 7%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 39% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,579 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #34 of 37 in Nottingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (64) but weak on Employment (2). Typical homes here, about £195,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 40% in five years (from 71 sales), in line with the wider Nottingham median of £200,000. Typical household take-home income is around £28,559 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 100 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 5 · #6,497
Employment 2 · #6,695
Education 4 · #6,606
Health 4 · #6,613
Crime 22 · #5,379
Housing & access 22 · #5,338
Living environment 64 · #2,500

House prices ?

£195,000median (12m) · +13.0% yr · n=71
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,00071+13.0%+40.3%
Detached£218,0007-3.1%
Semi-detached£207,50046+6.4%+27.7%
Terraced£140,00018+4.5%+33.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£195,000
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)£28,559±£4,257 · #6,618 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,847
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

100 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 870 offences
Nottingham130
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #4,940 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences403
Theft106
Burglary32
Vehicle crime48
Criminal damage & arson89
Public order & weapons72
Drugs50
Robbery18
Other52

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 165 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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