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Bilborough South: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Bilborough South neighbourhood of Nottingham, England (ONS area Nottingham 025). Headline figures assembled 23 October 2026. Postcodes NG7, NG8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NG8 4HJ.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Nottingham

Bilborough South is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Nottingham (few signs of gentrification: 5 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £215,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Nottingham (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Beeston, is 4.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 23 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£215,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +48% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.04; 5 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£42,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.6 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Bilborough South sits in Nottingham

  • Typical house price: joint 11th highest of 37 neighbourhoods in Nottingham
  • Average household income: joint 17th lowest of 37 neighbourhoods in Nottingham

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 23 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Bilborough South

House prices: Bilborough South against Nottingham: This neighbourhood £43k (1995) to £232k (2026); Nottingham £38k (1995) to £206k (2026).£63k£207k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£232kNottingham£206k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Nottingham, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 23 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Nottingham, 1 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Residents aged 25 to 29
  • Single-person households under 65
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Beeston Railway station, 4.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 10 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry to Nottingham (about 7 min); East Midlands Railway to Lincoln Central (63 to 72 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Portland Spencer Academy 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Nottingham University Samworth Academy 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Bilborough South

What is the typical house price in Bilborough South?

£215,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +48% against 2017-2019.

How does Bilborough South compare with the rest of Nottingham?

Typical house price: joint 11th highest of 37 neighbourhoods in Nottingham. Average household income: joint 17th lowest of 37 neighbourhoods in Nottingham.

Is Bilborough South an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Bilborough South gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.04; 5 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Bilborough South?

Beeston. Railway station, 4.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 10 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry to Nottingham (about 7 min); East Midlands Railway to Lincoln Central (63 to 72 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Bilborough South?

Nearest state primary school. Portland Spencer Academy. 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Nottingham University Samworth Academy. 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.