Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park

Nottingham · East Midlands · population 17,873 · 6 LSOAs

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

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,808 of 6,856 in England
  • #159 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #2 of 37 in Nottingham
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents16,920
Median age (est.)25
Density2,907per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above32%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 38%25–44 20%45–64 17%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 15%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Skilled trades6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 67%Asian: 20%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 67%Asian 20%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 39% · Christian 33% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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

Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,808 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 37 in Nottingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (84) and lowest on Living environment (36). Typical homes here sold for about £291,188 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 114 sales), 46% above the wider Nottingham median of £200,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,644 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 62 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 71 · #2,013
Employment 84 · #1,081
Education 58 · #2,870
Health 52 · #3,288
Crime 76 · #1,671
Housing & access 62 · #2,569
Living environment 36 · #4,351

House prices ?

£291,188median (12m) · +4.9% yr · n=114
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£291,188114+4.9%+4.7%
Detached£415,00047-1.7%+29.7%
Semi-detached£260,26047+4.1%+21.1%
Terraced£200,00019-7.0%+41.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£291,188
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)£43,644±£6,387 · #2,416 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,044
Price-to-income ?6.7×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 ?

86Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

62 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,113 offences
Nottingham130
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #3,026 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences310
Theft443
Burglary54
Vehicle crime67
Criminal damage & arson91
Public order & weapons67
Drugs30
Robbery31
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 142 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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