Leen Valley
vs Wollaton West
Leen Valley has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Wollaton West. Homes in Wollaton West sold for a median of £338,000, 30% above Leen Valley. Leen Valley has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Leen Valley has 9,911 residents in 3,517 households; Wollaton West has 15,168 in 5,947. Wollaton West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 6 percentage points more than Leen Valley (Nottingham: 12%). Leen Valley has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1.7 percentage points more than Wollaton West (Nottingham: 34%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 47% of homes in Leen Valley and 62% in Wollaton West. Wollaton West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 8.5 percentage points more than Leen Valley (Nottingham: 45%). Leen Valley has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 4.3 percentage points more than Wollaton West (Nottingham: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £260,000 in Leen Valley and £338,000 in Wollaton West, against £200,000 across Nottingham.
Surroundings
Leen Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 2.5 percentage points more than Wollaton West (Nottingham: 13%). A typical postcode has 143 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Leen Valley, and 72 in Wollaton West. The typical postcode is 381 m from the nearest school in Leen Valley and 598 m in Wollaton West. The typical postcode is 1,321 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Leen Valley and 2,527 m in Wollaton West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Leen Valley and 99% in Wollaton West.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 78 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Leen Valley and 72 in Wollaton West, 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.
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.
Leen Valley is one of 20 wards in Nottingham, home to 9,911 people in 3,517 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,000 over the past two years, 30% above the Nottingham median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% above the Nottingham average.
Wollaton West is one of 20 wards in Nottingham, home to 15,168 people in 5,947 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £338,000 over the past two years, 69% above the Nottingham median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% above the Nottingham average.
More comparisons.
Leen Valley and Wollaton West next to other wards of Nottingham.