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Lenton & Wollaton East
vs Wollaton West

Lenton & Wollaton East has the younger population: 66% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Wollaton West. Homes in Wollaton West sold for a median of £338,000, 56% above Lenton & Wollaton East. Lenton & Wollaton East has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 18%).

Map of Nottingham with Lenton & Wollaton East highlighted
Lenton & Wollaton East
351 postcodes
Map of Nottingham with Wollaton West highlighted
Wollaton West
273 postcodes
Map of Nottingham
Nottingham
city average

People

Lenton & Wollaton East has 21,817 residents in 5,770 households; Wollaton West has 15,168 in 5,947. Wollaton West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 15.2 percentage points more than Lenton & Wollaton East (Nottingham: 12%). Lenton & Wollaton East has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1.7 percentage points more than Wollaton West (Nottingham: 34%).

21,817Residents (2021)
15,168Residents (2021)
323,632Residents (2021)
5,770Households
5,947Households
124,743Households
66.4%Aged 15–29
14.4%Aged 15–29
30.8%Aged 15–29
6.1%Aged 65 and over
21.3%Aged 65 and over
11.7%Aged 65 and over
27.6%Living alone
25.9%Living alone
33.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Lenton & Wollaton East (36%) and detached houses in Wollaton West (62%). Wollaton West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 48.6 percentage points more than Lenton & Wollaton East (Nottingham: 45%). Lenton & Wollaton East has the higher share of private renting: 49%, 35.6 percentage points more than Wollaton West (Nottingham: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £216,000 in Lenton & Wollaton East and £338,000 in Wollaton West, against £200,000 across Nottingham.

£216,000Median sale price
£338,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
29.0%Owner-occupied
77.6%Owner-occupied
45.1%Owner-occupied
48.8%Private renting
13.2%Private renting
28.6%Private renting
21.6%Social renting
8.9%Social renting
25.5%Social renting
14.8%Detached houses
61.6%Detached houses
15.6%Detached houses
36.1%Semi-detached houses
27.0%Semi-detached houses
33.3%Semi-detached houses
31.5%Terraced houses
2.7%Terraced houses
27.4%Terraced houses
13.5%Flats
7.6%Flats
18.4%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (18% and 18%). A typical postcode has 168 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lenton & Wollaton East, and 72 in Wollaton West. The typical postcode is 375 m from the nearest school in Lenton & Wollaton East and 598 m in Wollaton West. The typical postcode is 621 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lenton & Wollaton East and 2,527 m in Wollaton West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Lenton & Wollaton East and 99% in Wollaton West.

17.9%Green space within 500 m
17.6%Green space within 500 m
13.1%Green space within 500 m
168Services within 15 min (median)
72Services within 15 min (median)
150Services within 15 min (median)
375 mNearest school (median)
598 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
621 mNearest tram or rail (median)
2.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
173Postcodes in flood risk areas
4Postcodes in flood risk areas
853Postcodes in flood risk areas
93.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 136 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lenton & Wollaton East 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.

136Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
72Recorded 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.

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.

Wollaton West

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.

Lenton & Wollaton East and Wollaton West next to other wards of Nottingham.

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