Renting in Nottingham

Average Rent in Nottingham

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Renting in Nottingham

What it costs to rent in Nottingham

Nottingham currently has 9,201 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £910 a month. 442 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 39% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is NG20 at around £108/mo, while NG7 1PW sits nearer £2,687/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Nottingham rental market at a glance

9,201

Active rentals in Nottingham

£910/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Nottingham

Median monthly rent, based on 9,201 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£780/mo	2461
2 bed	£1,000/mo	2453
3 bed	£1,200/mo	1257
4+ bed	£2,253/mo	1763
Room	£550/mo	623

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Nottingham rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Nottingham. Latest: £1,008/mo (Mar 26, +4.8% YoY).

Latest

£1,008

Mar 26

Annual

+4.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£714

Apr 21

Total change

+41%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Nottingham pay goes on rent?

Renters in Nottingham spend an estimated 46% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,008/mo

£12,096/yr

Median pay

£26,512/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

46%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Nottingham

Most Nottingham homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band A–B across 146,610 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

1.71

≈ Band A–B

Stock

147k

146,610 properties

A
63%91,890
B
17%25,500
C
12%16,930
D
5%7,680
E
2%2,630
F
1%1,120
G
1%760
H
0%120

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Nottingham

85% of Nottingham premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

85%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

489 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
85%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Nottingham), July 2025, covering 136,074 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Nottingham homes

44% of Nottingham homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

44%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

56%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

155k

154,944 EPCs

A
1%930
B
8%12,403
C
35%54,345
D
40%61,221
E
14%21,221
F
3%4,064
G
0%760

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Nottingham. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Nottingham

12 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Nottingham centroid. The five closest:

1
Denewood Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led · NG7 4ES
0.52 mi
2
Unity Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led · NG7 4ES
0.52 mi
3
Stone Soup Academy
Not applicable · Free schools alternative provision · NG1 1HN
0.64 mi
4
Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · NG7 4AA
0.71 mi
5
Huntingdon Academy
Primary · Academy converter · NG3 4AY
0.72 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Nottingham centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Nottingham

Flats & apartments

3987

55% of listings

Houses

2599

36% of listings

Rooms

623

9% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Nottingham — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 42% of the 2,625 houses currently advertised in Nottingham.

Terraced
42%1,098
Other house
25%665
Semi-detached
24%619
Detached
8%218
Bungalow
1%25

Rent by postcode

Where Nottingham rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 7,261 live listings in 98 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Nottingham

1NG7 1PW£2,687/mo4 rentals
2NG7 1NW£2,492/mo3 rentals
3NG3 1BS£2,427/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Nottingham

1NG20£108/mo10 rentals
2NG25£150/mo3 rentals
3NG3 4HG£368/mo5 rentals

Features · Nottingham

Garden, parking, and floor area in Nottingham

Live signal across 9,201 Nottingham rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

75%

of 1,754 Nottingham listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

82%

of 2,505 Nottingham listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Nottingham

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Nottingham has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 39 of 39 postcode districts analysed, the median was 213 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Nottingham is Violent crime, accounting for 17% of all incidents.

Crime overview

213 crimes per area (median)
39 of 39 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
17% of incidents

Nottingham’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Nottingham

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

West Bridgford has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Nottingham.

West Bridgford
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (58) · pop. ~47,000
3.5
per 1k
Beeston
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (77) · pop. ~37,000
7.3
per 1k
Sherwood
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (204) · pop. ~12,000
41
per 1k
Mapperley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (79) · pop. ~10,000
22
per 1k
Lenton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (70) · pop. ~11,000
25
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Nottingham listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Nottingham.

Rightmove

5621

OpenRent

1844

PrimeLocation

733

SpareRoom

623

OnTheMarket

244

Leaders

136

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Frequently asked

Renting in Nottingham — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Nottingham?

The median rent in Nottingham is £910/month based on 9201 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Nottingham?

There are currently 9201 rental properties available in Nottingham, with 442 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Nottingham safe for renters?

Nottingham has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 213 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Nottingham?

The most commonly reported crime category in Nottingham is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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