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Bobbers Mill: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Bobbers Mill neighbourhood of Nottingham, England (ONS area Nottingham 019). Headline figures assembled 23 October 2026. Postcodes NG7, NG8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NG8 5AL.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing clear signs of gentrification

Bobbers Mill is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Nottingham (5 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £250,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Nottingham (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Nottingham, is 3.6 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

£250,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +67% 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

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.25; 5 of 19 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 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£47,200

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

Faster than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Bobbers Mill sits in Nottingham

  • Typical house price: 7th highest of 37 neighbourhoods in Nottingham
  • Average household income: 12th highest 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 Bobbers Mill

House prices: Bobbers Mill against Nottingham: This neighbourhood £53k (1995) to £263k (2026); Nottingham £38k (1995) to £206k (2026).£67k£234k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£263kNottingham£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 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Nottingham, 1 the other way and 13 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

  • Resale prices
  • Degree-educated residents
  • Schools improving
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Nottingham Railway station, 3.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (96 to 102 min) and Lincoln Central (50 to 57 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 Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School 640 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Mar 2026).
  • Nearest state secondary school Bluecoat Aspley Academy 390 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2024).

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 Bobbers Mill

What is the typical house price in Bobbers Mill?

£250,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +67% against 2017-2019.

How does Bobbers Mill compare with the rest of Nottingham?

Typical house price: 7th highest of 37 neighbourhoods in Nottingham. Average household income: 12th highest of 37 neighbourhoods in Nottingham.

Is Bobbers Mill an affluent area?

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

Is Bobbers Mill gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.25; 5 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Bobbers Mill?

Nottingham. Railway station, 3.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (96 to 102 min) and Lincoln Central (50 to 57 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Bobbers Mill?

Nearest state primary school. Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School. 640 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Mar 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Bluecoat Aspley Academy. 390 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2024).

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.