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Lenton & Dunkirk: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Lenton & Dunkirk neighbourhood of Nottingham, England (ONS area Nottingham 031). Headline figures assembled 23 October 2026. Postcodes NG7, NG9, NG90. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NG7 2PB.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Lenton & Dunkirk is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Nottingham (5 of 18 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £220,000 and flats for £107,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Nottingham, is 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.3 times the borough's rate, but there are about 3.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

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

Typical house price

£220,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£107,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +34% 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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.29; 1 of 18 signals up, 5 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 5 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£50,300

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.3 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 3.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (35,000 jobs in 2024 against 10,989 residents at the 2021 census). 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 Lenton & Dunkirk sits in Nottingham

  • Typical house price: joint 9th highest of 37 neighbourhoods in Nottingham
  • Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Nottingham with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: joint 9th 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 Lenton & Dunkirk

House prices: Lenton & Dunkirk against Nottingham: This neighbourhood £45k (1995) to £202k (2026); Nottingham £38k (1995) to £206k (2026).£62k£202k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£202kNottingham£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).
Flat prices: Lenton & Dunkirk against Nottingham: This neighbourhood £33k (1995) to £108k (2025); Nottingham £37k (1995) to £128k (2026).£44k£123k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£108kNottingham£128k
Median resale price of flats 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

1 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Nottingham, 5 the other way and 12 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

  • Air quality

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Degree-educated residents
  • Single-person households under 65
  • Recorded crime
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Nottingham Railway station, 2.1 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 Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School 450 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).

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 Lenton & Dunkirk

What is the typical house price in Lenton & Dunkirk?

£220,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

How does Lenton & Dunkirk compare with the rest of Nottingham?

Typical house price: joint 9th highest of 37 neighbourhoods in Nottingham. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Nottingham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 9th highest of 37 neighbourhoods in Nottingham.

Is Lenton & Dunkirk an affluent area?

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

Is Lenton & Dunkirk gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.29; 1 of 18 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Lenton & Dunkirk?

Nottingham. Railway station, 2.1 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 Lenton & Dunkirk?

Nearest state primary school. Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School. 450 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology. 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).

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.