Hyson Green & Arboretum
vs Lenton & Wollaton East

Lenton & Wollaton East has the younger population: 66% of residents are aged 15–29, against 53% in Hyson Green & Arboretum. Homes in Lenton & Wollaton East sold for a median of £216,000, 44% above Hyson Green & Arboretum. Lenton & Wollaton East has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 10%).

Hyson Green & Arboretum

399 postcodes

Lenton & Wollaton East

351 postcodes

Nottingham

city average

People

Hyson Green & Arboretum has 22,523 residents in 6,585 households; Lenton & Wollaton East has 21,817 in 5,770. Lenton & Wollaton East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 6%, 1.2 percentage points more than Hyson Green & Arboretum (Nottingham: 12%). Hyson Green & Arboretum has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 6 percentage points more than Lenton & Wollaton East (Nottingham: 34%).

22,523Residents (2021)

21,817Residents (2021)

323,632Residents (2021)

6,585Households

5,770Households

124,743Households

52.7%Aged 15–29

66.4%Aged 15–29

30.8%Aged 15–29

4.9%Aged 65 and over

6.1%Aged 65 and over

11.7%Aged 65 and over

33.6%Living alone

27.6%Living alone

33.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Hyson Green & Arboretum (30%) and semi-detached houses in Lenton & Wollaton East (36%). Lenton & Wollaton East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 29%, 4.9 percentage points more than Hyson Green & Arboretum (Nottingham: 45%). Hyson Green & Arboretum has the higher share of private renting: 50%, 1.1 percentage points more than Lenton & Wollaton East (Nottingham: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £150,000 in Hyson Green & Arboretum and £216,000 in Lenton & Wollaton East, against £200,000 across Nottingham.

£150,000Median sale price

£216,000Median sale price

£200,000Median sale price

24.1%Owner-occupied

29.0%Owner-occupied

45.1%Owner-occupied

49.9%Private renting

48.8%Private renting

28.6%Private renting

25.2%Social renting

21.6%Social renting

25.5%Social renting

6.0%Detached houses

14.8%Detached houses

15.6%Detached houses

20.4%Semi-detached houses

36.1%Semi-detached houses

33.3%Semi-detached houses

29.7%Terraced houses

31.5%Terraced houses

27.4%Terraced houses

29.4%Flats

13.5%Flats

18.4%Flats

Surroundings

Lenton & Wollaton East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 7.5 percentage points more than Hyson Green & Arboretum (Nottingham: 13%). A typical postcode has 348 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hyson Green & Arboretum, and 168 in Lenton & Wollaton East. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Hyson Green & Arboretum and 375 m in Lenton & Wollaton East. The typical postcode is 313 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hyson Green & Arboretum and 621 m in Lenton & Wollaton East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Hyson Green & Arboretum and 93% in Lenton & Wollaton East.

10.4%Green space within 500 m

17.9%Green space within 500 m

13.1%Green space within 500 m

348Services within 15 min (median)

168Services within 15 min (median)

150Services within 15 min (median)

361 mNearest school (median)

375 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

313 mNearest tram or rail (median)

621 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

13Postcodes in flood risk areas

173Postcodes in flood risk areas

853Postcodes in flood risk areas

90.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

93.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

96.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 226 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hyson Green & Arboretum and 136 in Lenton & Wollaton East, against 161 across Nottingham. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

226Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

136Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

161Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Hyson Green & Arboretum

Hyson Green & Arboretum is one of 20 wards in Nottingham, home to 22,523 people in 6,585 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £150,000 over the past two years, 25% below the Nottingham median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Nottingham average.

Lenton & Wollaton East

Lenton & Wollaton East is one of 20 wards in Nottingham, home to 21,817 people in 5,770 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £216,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Nottingham median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% above the Nottingham average.

More comparisons.

Hyson Green & Arboretum and Lenton & Wollaton East next to other wards of Nottingham.

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Hyson Green & Arboretumvs Lenton & Wollaton East