Average rent in Nottingham (2026)

Data as of July 2026 · computed by Flatscout from live cross-portal listings and official open data

Nottingham punches above its size as a rental market: two universities, a compact centre, and tram-connected suburbs like Beeston and West Bridgford mean strong competition for well-priced homes, especially in the summer student churn.

Nottingham currently has 3,583 live rental listings across the portals Flatscout tracks — Rightmove, Zoopla and SpareRoom — with a median asking rent of £953 a month for a whole property. Rooms in shared homes start lower, and the by-postcode table below shows how much the same budget buys in different corners of the city.

Everything on this page is computed from listings Flatscout scrapes and de-duplicates around the clock, joined with official open data: the ONS Price Index of Private Rents for the long-run trend, ONS earnings data for affordability, police.uk street-level crime, VOA council-tax bands, Ofcom broadband coverage, and EPC certificates matched to the homes actually being advertised right now. Figures refresh continuously — the numbers below were last computed in July 2026.

If you're actively hunting, the data has one practical message: well-priced Nottingham rentals go in hours, not days. Flatscout watches every portal and can alert you by email, WhatsApp or Telegram within minutes of a matching listing appearing — before most renters have refreshed the app.

Rent by bedrooms in Nottingham

Median monthly asking rent by bedrooms, Nottingham
BedroomsMedian rentAvailable
Studio£775/mo220
1 bed£780/mo778
2 bed£995/mo886
3 bed£1,200/mo528
4+ bed£1,782/mo510
Room in shared home£580/mo661

Rent by postcode district

Median monthly rent by outcode (3+ listings each), Nottingham
OutcodeMedian rentListings
NG12£1,300/mo44
NG14£1,248/mo20
NG8£1,150/mo101
NG11£1,100/mo57
NG2£1,100/mo293
NG13£1,000/mo21
NG1£950/mo666
NG5£950/mo194
NG6£950/mo56
NG7£950/mo634
NG15£923/mo46
NG3£905/mo164
NG4£898/mo78
NG9£895/mo334
NG16£850/mo79
NG17£850/mo25
NG10£825/mo110

Official rent trend (ONS)

The ONS Price Index of Private Rents puts the average rent across ALL Nottingham tenancies at £1,009/mo in June 2026 — up 2.7% on a year earlier. In January 2020 it was £695/mo. The ONS average sits below asking-rent medians because it includes existing tenancies, not just newly advertised homes.

Affordability

Renting at the ONS average of £1,009/mo takes roughly 46% of the local median gross salary of £26,512 a year (ONS ASHE 2025). The conventional affordability threshold is 30%.

Property type mix

Gardens and parking

Of 3,583 live listings, 49% advertise a garden and 14% advertise parking. Portals under-report features, so treat these as a floor.

EPC energy ratings

EPC bands of live Nottingham rentals matched to certificates
BandListings
A5
B21
C65
D100
E20
F2

Council-tax bands

VOA council-tax stock of domestic properties, Nottingham
BandProperties
Band A92,180
Band B25,740
Band C17,150
Band D7,740
Band E2,660
Band F1,130
Band G770
Band H110

Broadband

Residential premises coverage in Nottingham: 85% full fibre (FTTP), 97% gigabit-capable, 99% superfast (30 Mbit/s+) (Ofcom Connected Nations).

Crime

police.uk street-level data for May 2026: median 218 reported incidents per postcode district across 19 districts around the busiest rental postcodes. The most common category city-wide is violence and sexual offences (35% of reports).

Reported crimes by inner area, May 2026
AreaReports / 1,000 peopleMost common category
Beeston7.2violence and sexual offences
City Centre78.9violence and sexual offences
Lenton57.1violence and sexual offences
Sherwood32.4violence and sexual offences
West Bridgford3.4violence and sexual offences

Where the listings come from

No single portal has every home — Flatscout merges and de-duplicates them all, so each property is counted once.

Renting in Nottingham, answered

What is the average rent in Nottingham?

The median asking rent in Nottingham is £953 per month for a whole property, based on 3,583 live listings tracked by Flatscout across Rightmove, Zoopla and SpareRoom (July 2026).

How many rental properties are available in Nottingham?

Flatscout is currently tracking 3,583 active rental listings in Nottingham, with 544 new listings added in the last 7 days. Listings from every portal are merged and de-duplicated, so each home is counted once.

How much is a one-bedroom flat to rent in Nottingham?

The median asking rent for a one-bedroom property in Nottingham is £780 per month, while a room in a shared home has a median of £580 (July 2026).

Is Nottingham safe for renters?

Across 19 postcode districts analysed, the median is 218 reported crimes per district per month, and the most common category is violence and sexual offences. Crime varies a lot street by street — data from data.police.uk (May 2026).

What share of income goes on rent in Nottingham?

Renting at the ONS average of £1,009/mo takes roughly 46% of the local median gross salary of £26,512 (ONS ASHE 2025). The conventional affordability threshold is 30%.

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