Ruddington

Rushcliffe · East Midlands · population 7,918 · 4 LSOAs

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

92Area Score / 100 ?
  • #540 of 6,856 in England
  • #39 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #6 of 15 in Rushcliffe
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,677
Median age (est.)43
Density665per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above42%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 8%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 12%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 41% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Ruddington is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #540 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 15 in Rushcliffe. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (92) and lowest on Income (74). Typical homes here, about £320,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 151 sales), in line with the wider Rushcliffe median of £335,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,842 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 50 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 74 · #1,753
Employment 75 · #1,739
Education 92 · #526
Health 86 · #971
Crime 76 · #1,650
Housing & access 88 · #848
Living environment 81 · #1,301

House prices ?

£320,000median (12m) · -12.3% yr · n=151
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£320,000151-12.3%+29.0%
Detached£471,00051+1.0%+18.0%
Semi-detached£316,50058-2.6%+27.9%
Terraced£242,50038-2.0%+12.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£320,000
Rushcliffe£335,000
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)£47,842±£7,028 · #1,470 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,018
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 ?

89Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

50 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 398 offences
Rushcliffe48
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,151 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences180
Theft34
Burglary24
Vehicle crime44
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons34
Drugs9
Robbery9
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 85 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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