AREA DECISION REPORT
Nottingham area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 6.5x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 95.5% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 100% and 5G reaches 97.3% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 26 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
- Median sold price, last 5 years £185,000Based on 19,539 sales · Latest sale in data: 26 Jun 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 6.5x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 95.5%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 100%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Stretch at 6.5xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 6.5x in 2025, with a median house price of £200,000 and residence earnings of £30,798.
Broadband
Gigabit 95.5%Gigabit availability is 95.5%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.
Mobile
4G 100% · 5G 97.3%4G strong-coverage share is 100%, with 5G at 97.3% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Nottingham in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
38 nearby school rows38 nearby school rows matched postcode area NG2 1NE for Nottingham. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
1,984 mapped stopsNottingham currently links 1,984 mapped transport stops, including 1,795 local bus or tram access points and 5 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 1,902 stops are marked active and 82 inactive. Top localities include Nottingham (190), Clifton (158), Wollaton (114).
Local business
Score 100/100Nottingham currently links 2,357 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 924 food and drink, 392 grocery, 378 personal services. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Jobs
6,236 online job adverts observedNottingham local authority · Jun 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 9,081 online job adverts observed in Jun 2025.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Nottingham.
Crime
Latest month 4,841Nottingham recorded 4,841 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 51,104, with a 3.4% rise against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Nottinghamshire Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Nottingham, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
Amenity group
Food and drink
924 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by fast food (473), cafe (246), restaurant (205).
Amenity group
Grocery
392 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (285), supermarket (56), butcher (23).
Amenity group
Personal services
378 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (288), beauty (90).
Amenity group
Nightlife
243 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (152), bar (91).
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham
Birmingham has 63,331 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,400.
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Leeds
Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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NG2 1NE
NG2 1NE has 64 recorded sales with a median sold price of £184,000.
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NG2 4RN
NG2 4RN has 58 recorded sales with a median sold price of £299,250.
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NG8 3DJ
NG8 3DJ has 47 recorded sales with a median sold price of £175,000.
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Compare nearby schools
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Check sold prices
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Check affordability
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Check planning nearby
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Read area guides
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Use area planners and templates
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