Woodbank Drive, Nottingham, NG8 2QU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NG8 2QU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	50.3%	2.5%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	52.2%	49.7%	-2.5%	49.0%	0.7%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate vicinity of NG8 2QU there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 57.9% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	26.5%	26.4%	-0.1%	37.9%	-11.5%
Married: Opposite sex	59.9%	57.9%	-2.0%	44.2%	13.7%
Separated	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	4.4%	5.4%	1.0%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	7.5%	7.9%	0.4%	6.1%	1.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.7%	46.8%	-1.9%	48.4%	-1.6%
Good health	29.9%	35.6%	5.7%	33.6%	2.0%
Fair health	16.5%	13.6%	-2.9%	12.7%	0.9%
Bad health	3.2%	2.7%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.7%	16.9%	-1.8%	18.2%	-1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	5.3%	-4.6%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.2%	11.5%	-0.7%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	5.1%	6.2%	1.1%	5.3%	0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	13.6%	2.4%	16.9%	-3.3%
Degree or Similar	37.4%	42.4%	5.0%	33.8%	8.6%
Other	5.4%	4.1%	-1.3%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	12.2%	15.7%	3.5%	3.1%	12.6%
Pakistani	14.2%	16.7%	2.5%	2.7%	14.0%
Other Asian	5.5%	3.1%	-2.4%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	2.3%	3.8%	1.5%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
White	56.8%	50.5%	-6.3%	81.4%	-30.9%
Arab	2.3%	3.1%	0.8%	0.6%	2.5%
Other	0%	3.1%	3.1%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.3%	67%	-6.3%	83.2%	-16.2%
European Union	1.7%	4.1%	2.4%	6.1%	-2.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	5.8%	5.4%	-0.4%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	17.4%	21.4%	4.0%	5.6%	15.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.3%	66.6%	-6.7%	83.2%	-16.6%
10+ Years	2.3%	21.6%	19.3%	9.8%	11.8%
5-10 Years	2.9%	2%	-0.9%	2.9%	-0.9%
2-5 Years	2.9%	5.1%	2.2%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	18.6%	4.7%	-13.9%	1.9%	2.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.3%	76.7%	-0.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Middle East	3.4%	0.1%	3.3%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
No passport held	8.2%	13.5%	-5.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.1%	37.2%	-14.1%
Christian	33.3%	46.2%	-12.9%
Hindu	4.4%	1.7%	2.7%
Jewish	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Muslim	23.8%	6.5%	17.3%
Sikh	8.5%	0.9%	7.6%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Woodbank Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Woodbank Drive was 12.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 79.7% lower than the Wollaton West average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Woodbank Drive has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wollaton West and the 35th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 3.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,400

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in NG8 2QU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 1/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 3/10 (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) - 4/10 (below average )
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 Woodbank Drive are based on 12 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 Woodbank Drive, Nottingham, NG8 2QU

Estimated Average Property Prices for NG8 2QU

Average Price
£349,090

Semi-Detached
£346,896

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£351,683

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Woodbank Drive

Average Price
£351,096

Semi-Detached
£363,961

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£333,085

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Woodbank DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
38 Woodbank Drive, Nottingham, City Of Nottingham Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£330,000	2023-04-04	£337,667
86 Woodbank Drive, Nottingham, City Of Nottingham Detached, an established residential building	£200,000	2022-12-09	£195,233
44 Woodbank Drive, Nottingham, City Of Nottingham Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£365,000	2022-10-28	£368,272
56 Woodbank Drive, Nottingham, City Of Nottingham Detached, an established residential building	£365,000	2022-07-22	£366,117
102 Woodbank Drive, Nottingham, City Of Nottingham Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2021-05-21	£302,931

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NG8 2QU

Employment

NG8 2QU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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.

The percentage of retired residents living in NG8 2QU area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 36% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	87
Full-Time Employee	65
Part-Time Employee	21
Self-Employed	19
Student (economically inactive)	14
Looking after home or family	14
Other	11
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	33
Education	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Financial and insurance activities	10
Manufacturing	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Information and communication	7
Construction	6
Transport and storage	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	3
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Other	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

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	4,211 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fernwood Primary School Arleston Drive , Wollaton NG8 2FZ	3out of 4	975 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bramcote Hills Primary School Moor Lane , Bramcote Hills NG9 3GE	4out of 4	1,295 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bramcote CofE Primary School Hanley Avenue , Bramcote NG9 3HE	3out of 4	1,464 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Firbeck Academy Firbeck Road , Wollaton NG8 2FB	2out of 4	1,495 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beeston Fields Primary School and Nursery Boundary Road , Beeston NG9 2RG	3out of 4	1,537 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fernwood School Goodwood Road , Wollaton NG8 2FT	4out of 4	1,134 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bramcote College Moor Lane , Bramcote NG9 3GA	3out of 4	1,565 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Alderman White School Chilwell Lane , Bramcote NG9 3DU	3out of 4	2,104 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Nottingham University Samworth Academy Bramhall Road , Bilborough NG8 4HY	3out of 4	2,405 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Sutton Passeys Crescent , Wollaton Park NG8 1EA	4out of 4	2,504 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bilborough College Bilborough Road , Bilborough NG8 4DQ	- not rated	2,757 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Foxwood Academy Derby Road , Bramcote NG9 3GF	3out of 4	1,524 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oak Field School Wigman Road , Bilborough NG8 3HW	4out of 4	2,699 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Nottingham University Park , NG7 2RD	- not rated	3,176 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westbury Academy Chingford Road , Bilborough NG8 3BT	3out of 4	3,281 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Academy Beechdale Road , Aspley NG8 3EZ	3out of 4	3,382 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Burg Burgers	205 Bramcote Lane		327 yd
Zhug	189 Bramcote Lane		335 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hemlock Stone	The Hemlock Stone Public House, Bramcote Lane	481 yd
The Nurseryman	177 Derby Road, Beeston	790 yd
Miller & Carter	Miller And Carter Steakhouse, Wollaton Vale	981 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cods Scallops	170 Bramcote Lane	387 yd
Jade Garden	166 Bramcote Lane	387 yd
Chai Roti	162 Bramcote Lane	387 yd
CHAO CHAO	6 Derby Road, Beeston	987 yd
Domino's Pizza	2 Derby Road, Beeston	987 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	172 Bramcote Lane		387 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	154 Bramcote Lane		387 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bramcote Hills Golf Course (Closed) Thoresby Road	golf	557 yd
Beeston Fields Recreation Ground 23 BEXHILL COURT 23 BEXHILL COURT CENTRAL AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	986 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	169.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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