City of Nottingham noise and liveability
Nottingham. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime, transport, air quality and flood risk, from published sources.
| Sky Score | 7.8 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Quiet skies | 10.0 / 10 |
| Affordability | 8.9 / 10Scored against the prices of every UK area we cover, not just this city - 1 of 4 here by price, cheapest first |
| Growth | 3.6 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 3 of 4 here by trend, fastest-rising first |
| Liveability | 4.4 / 10 |
| Environment | 7.0 / 10 |
| Average price | £189,547HM Land Registry HPI |
| Price trend | -1.8% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI |
| Aircraft noise band | LowEstimated from the distance to the airport and its routes, scaled by the size of its DEFRA noise map |
| Recorded crime | 128.2ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year |
| Progress 8 | -0.25DfE KS4 2023/24 revised, 0.0 is the national average |
| Road noise | 42.8% of postcodesDEFRA road Lden, share of postcodes over WHO 53 dB |
| Air quality | 1.54 × the WHO 2021 guidelineDEFRA background maps against WHO 2021 |
| Flood risk | 3.51% of postcodesEnvironment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, allowing for defences |
| Transport access | ModerateThe national stop register (NaPTAN), share of postcodes within 800 m of a station |
| Healthcare access | GoodNHS Organisation Data Service, share of postcodes within 500 m of a GP practice |
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Planes overhead pages for the postcode districts covering City of Nottingham: NG2, NG7, NG8, NG11.
Where these numbers come from
Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, August 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: ESTIMATED from East Midlands Airport (EMA) runway 09/27 geometry, with the distance ladder scaled by its measured DEFRA Round 4 55 dB Lden footprint; NOT a DEFRA sample at this address; Crime: ONS Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, year ending June 2026, CITY OF NOTTINGHAM ONLY, Open Government Licence v3.0; Liveability (4 of 4 inputs): DfE Key Stage 4 Progress 8, 2023/24 Revised; ONS Crime in England and Wales, Table C4; NaPTAN rail, metro and tram access within 800 m; NHS Organisation Data Service GP practices within 500 m. Any absent input has its weight redistributed, not defaulted; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Road noise: DEFRA Strategic Noise Mapping Round 4 road Lden, Open Government Licence v3.0; Flood risk: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), August 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0); Flight routes: UK Aeronautical Information Publication (NATS), derived by Sky Score for the aircraft noise estimate; public but not openly licensed, and not for navigation
Methodology version 5.7. Full method: the methodology (and the API reference). Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ.