Park Valley, Nottingham, NG7 1BQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NG7 1BQ has a slightly higher male population, with 51% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.8%	49%	5.2%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	56.2%	51%	-5.2%	49.0%	2.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	46%	38.1%	-7.9%	37.9%	0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	42.8%	45.2%	2.4%	44.2%	1.0%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Separated	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	6.1%	8.7%	2.6%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	3.6%	5.6%	2.0%	6.1%	-0.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	67.8%	65.4%	-2.4%	48.4%	17.0%
Good health	25.6%	25.7%	0.1%	33.6%	-7.9%
Fair health	5.7%	5.5%	-0.2%	12.7%	-7.2%
Bad health	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around NG7 1BQ this area, 4.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 71.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.3%	4.7%	-3.6%	18.2%	-13.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.1%	0%	-6.1%	9.6%	-9.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	8.2%	-3.0%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	5.3%	-4.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	14.1%	3.3%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	59%	71.8%	12.8%	33.8%	38.0%
Other	3.2%	0.8%	-2.4%	2.8%	-2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 80.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	3.5%	0.7%	-2.8%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	3.2%	4.8%	1.6%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	3.1%	1.5%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.8%	1%	-1.8%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.8%	1.3%
White	85.2%	80.4%	-4.8%	81.4%	-1.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%	1.5%
Other	0%	2.4%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.9%	80.3%	-3.6%	83.2%	-2.9%
European Union	7.6%	9.2%	1.6%	6.1%	3.1%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	2.7%	-0.3%
Middle East and Asia	4.1%	6.1%	2.0%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	1.3%	0.4%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.6%	81.4%	-1.2%	83.2%	-1.8%
10+ Years	3.2%	13.1%	9.9%	9.8%	3.3%
5-10 Years	3.8%	3.4%	-0.4%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.8%
Less than 2 years	7.9%	0.7%	-7.2%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86%	76.7%	9.3%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	2.7%	13.5%	-10.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.1%	37.2%	4.9%
Christian	39.7%	46.2%	-6.5%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Jewish	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Muslim	2.7%	6.5%	-3.8%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Park Valley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Park Valley was 53.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 91.6% lower than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Park Valley has the 36th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle and the 271st lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -74.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,900

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in NG7 1BQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Park Valley are based on 15 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Nottingham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Park Valley, Nottingham, NG7 1BQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NG7 1BQ

Average Price
£502,342

Semi-Detached
£887,070

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,140,098

Flats/Maisonettes
£292,645

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Park Valley

Average Price
£576,097

Semi-Detached
£865,264

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£785,316

Flats/Maisonettes
£418,852

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Park ValleyStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6A Park Valley, Nottingham, City Of Nottingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£600,000	2022-11-22	£606,627
9 Valley House Park Valley, Nottingham, City Of Nottingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£243,000	2022-07-29	£245,684
4 Valley House Park Valley, Nottingham, City Of Nottingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£237,000	2021-08-17	£260,261
6 Valley House Park Valley, Nottingham, City Of Nottingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£208,000	2020-08-28	£255,123
4 Valley House Park Valley, Nottingham, City Of Nottingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2019-05-28	£281,908

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NG7 1BQ

Employment

NG7 1BQ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

NG7 1BQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	103
Retired	47
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	25
Student (economically inactive)	24
Looking after home or family	13
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2
Unemployed	1
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	29
Education	19
Manufacturing	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Information and communication	9
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Nottingham Nursery School and Training Centre Denman Street West , Radford NG7 3AB	4out of 4	1,649 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Welbeck Primary School Kinglake Place , Meadows NG2 1NT	4out of 4	965 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edna G. Olds Academy Church Street , Lenton NG7 1SJ	4out of 4	1,104 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Primary School Ainsworth Drive , NG2 1FX	3out of 4	1,413 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mellers Primary School Norton Street , Radford NG7 3HJ	3out of 4	1,523 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Huntingdon Academy Alfred Street Central , St Ann's NG3 4AY	4out of 4	1,533 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Djanogly City Academy Gregory Boulevard , Nottingham Road NG7 6ND	3out of 4	1,972 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology 93 Abbey Street , Dunkirk NG7 2PL	3out of 4	2,087 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Nottingham Emmanuel School Gresham Park Road , NG2 7YF	3out of 4	2,253 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Becket School The Becket Way , Wilford Lane NG2 7QY	3out of 4	2,838 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Sutton Passeys Crescent , Wollaton Park NG8 1EA	4out of 4	2,992 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nottingham College Adams Building, Stoney Street , NG1 1NG	- not rated	1,062 yd	Further education	Yes	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nottingham Academy Greenwood Road , NG3 7EB	3out of 4	3,603 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's School 33 Derby Road , NG1 5AW	- not rated	478 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Nottingham Trent University Burton Street , NG1 4BU	- not rated	784 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stone Soup Academy 14 High Pavement , NG1 1HN	4out of 4	955 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Unity Academy 113 Forest Road West , Radford NG7 4ES	2out of 4	1,276 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Denewood Academy Denewood Academy , 113 Forest Road West NG7 4ES	1out of 4	1,319 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Browns Bar & Brasserie	20 Park Row	155 yd
Limpero	10 St James's Terrace	184 yd
Nottingham Castle Café	Nottingham Castle, Castle Road	186 yd
Nottingham Castle Visitor Centre Café	Nottingham Castle, Castle Road	186 yd
Central Bark	Buildings At, Clumber Park Stables	193 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Roundhouse Bar & Kitchen	The Roundhouse, Royal Standard Place	134 yd
Crafty Crow	102 Friar Lane	221 yd
French 75	92-94 Friar Lane	232 yd
Fothergills	5-7 Castle Road	249 yd
The Castle	The Castle, 1 Castle Road	249 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Viet 80s Restaurant	57 Friar Lane	283 yd
The Hot Wok	18 St James's Street	410 yd
Wraps and Wings, Eggs Quisite and Wicked	8-10 Hounds Gate	418 yd
Cod Fish and Chips	8-10 St James's Street	438 yd
Quincy Sandwich Bar/Apache Street Food	25a Derby Road	463 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Zaap Thai Market	93-95 Upper Parliament Street	488 yd
Tesco Express	63 Long Row	488 yd
Sainsbury's Local	25-29 Wheeler Gate	533 yd
Marks & Spencer Plc	1-15 Albert Street	612 yd
Lidl UK	Unit 1, Castle Marina Retail Park, Castle Bridge Road	633 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
South Nottingham College (Maid Marian Way Campus) MAID MARIAN WAY	health and fitness suite	336 yd
The Park Tennis Club TATTERSHALL DRIVE	tennis courts	341 yd
Nottingham Squash Rackets Club TATTERSHALL DRIVE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	357 yd
Better Gym Nottingham (Closed) Castle Wharf Castle Wharf Canal Street	health and fitness suite	560 yd
Nottingham Castle Lawn Tennis Club COUNTY GROUND COUNTY GROUND TENNIS DRIVE	tennis courts	564 yd
Urban Escape WOLLATON STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	623 yd
Virgin Active Pure Fitness (Nottingham) (Closed) The Corner House The Corner House Burton Street	health and fitness suite	772 yd
Gym Combat City (Closed) Bottle Lane	health and fitness suite	776 yd
Kinetik Health And Wellness BOTTLE LANE	health and fitness suite	800 yd
Reviva Health Club For Women (Nottingham) (Closed) Thurland Street	health and fitness suite	828 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	27.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	27.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	27.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	27.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	72.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	10.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	99.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of NG7 1BQ