Arboretum, Forest & Trent University
Nottingham 022 · 4 sub-areas · 11,406 residents
Nottingham 022 is a dense, youthful pocket of Nottingham with around 11,400 residents and one of the most striking age profiles you'll find anywhere in the city. A typical two-bedroom flat runs about £910 a month — noticeably below the UK median for a 2-bed — and a tram stop is barely 300 metres away. The trade-off is a high crime rate and a relatively thin share of well-rated schools nearby.
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University is a mid-density neighbourhood of Nottingham in the East Midlands region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Arboretum, Forest & Trent University?
4 parks and 5 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's a serious food scene on the doorstep — 55 restaurants and lots of variety within a five-minute walk; nightlife is genuinely on tap — 5 clubs within a kilometre; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,008 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Arboretum, Forest & Trent University in Nottingham
Living in Arboretum, Forest & Trent University
This part of Nottingham skews dramatically young. Nearly two thirds of residents — around 64% — are aged 18 to 34, which puts it among the most student- and young-professional-dense neighbourhoods in the East Midlands. That shapes almost everything: the tenure mix, the street feel, the local economy. Don't expect a quiet, settled suburb.
Rent here is genuinely affordable by national standards. A two-bedroom flat averages around £910 a month, well under the UK-wide median of roughly £1,200 for the same size, and a one-bedroom comes in at about £730. The median sale price sits at around £145,000, meaning a typical deposit takes just under three years to save on local earnings — one of the shorter timelines in the city. The cost of living is low, but so are local wages: the median resident salary is around £26,500 a year.
The neighbourhood is heavily rented. Only around 13% of households own their home outright or with a mortgage — a fraction of the national norm. Private renting accounts for just over half of all households, with social housing taking up nearly a third. The population is ethnically diverse, with a diversity index of around 50, and around 77% of residents were born in the UK.
Practically, the tram connection is the standout transport asset — at under 300 metres to the nearest stop, most residents can walk it in under five minutes. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.7 km away, about a 20-minute walk. Nearly a quarter of residents work from home, and 30% commute by car. Broadband is fully gigabit-capable across the area, with no premises below the minimum guaranteed speed.
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Frequently asked
- Is Nottingham 022 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. Rents are low, the tram connection is excellent, and the area has an energetic, youthful feel. The trade-offs are real though: crime runs at roughly two and a half times the national average, fewer than half of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding, and the neighbourhood is densely rented rather than settled. Good value for younger renters comfortable with urban intensity; less suited to families prioritising schools and quiet.
- What is the rent in Nottingham 022?
- A one-bedroom flat averages around £730 a month, a two-bedroom around £910, and a three-bedroom around £1,040. These are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices. All three are noticeably below the UK median for their size, making this one of the more affordable pockets of Nottingham.
- Is Nottingham 022 safe?
- Crime is high here — around 207 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, which is roughly two and a half times the UK national average. The area sits in the lower deprivation deciles nationally, and higher transience from students and young renters tends to push theft and anti-social behaviour figures up. It's worth checking specific streets rather than treating the whole neighbourhood as uniform.
- What's the commute from Nottingham 022 to Nottingham city centre?
- The tram stop is under 300 metres away — a few minutes' walk — making the city centre easily accessible by tram. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.7 km away, roughly a 20-minute walk. Around 17% of residents commute by public transport, and nearly 27% work from home, which is notably high.
- Who lives in Nottingham 022?
- Predominantly young adults — nearly two thirds of residents are aged 18 to 34. Most rent privately, with only around 13% owning their home. It's a high-transience, student-and-young-professional demographic with an ethnically diverse population and moderate degree-qualification rates. Families with children are comparatively rare here.
- What schools are near Nottingham 022?
- There are 110 schools within 2 km, so options are plentiful. The quality picture is less encouraging — around 47% of those schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 2 km away. Families should research individual schools carefully rather than relying on area-wide averages.
- How affordable is buying a home in Nottingham 022?
- The median sale price is around £145,000, which is low by national standards. On typical local earnings of around £26,500 a year, you'd need roughly 2.7 years to save a standard deposit — one of the shorter timelines in Nottingham. First-time buyers on modest incomes have more realistic paths to ownership here than in most English cities.