Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007082

Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park

Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 16,920 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
16,920

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,722

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,906.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Bassett Green, Southampton8,494 residents · 63.8% owned · 15.2% no carCannon Park & University, Coventry9,105 residents · 70.8% owned · 23.7% no carEnglefield Green & University, Runnymede11,826 residents · 49.7% owned · 19.1% no carPennsylvania & University, Exeter11,065 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.1% no carLeighton Park, Reading8,641 residents · 46.3% owned · 27.5% no carSilverdale & Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,569 residents · 63.3% owned · 22.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned64.3%
3,034 households
Private rented19.8%
936 households
Social rented15.5%
730 households
Shared ownership0.3%
14 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.7%
2,064 households
Semi-detached34.9%
1,646 households
Terraced14.4%
682 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.8%
273 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,968 households
2 cars or vans in household26.6%
1,257 households
No cars or vans in household24.1%
1,136 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
359 households
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.3%
2,092 households
4 or more bedrooms25.7%
1,214 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
1,170 households
1 bedroom5.1%
243 households
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
2,970 households
One-person household26.9%
1,271 households
Other household types10.2%
483 households
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.7%
1,542 households
1 person in household26.9%
1,271 households
3 people in household17.3%
815 households
4 people in household13.7%
645 households
5 people in household5.5%
262 households
6 people in household2.6%
122 households
7 people in household1%
46 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
2,158 residents
15–2943.2%
7,313 residents
30–4415%
2,531 residents
45–6416.7%
2,830 residents
65 and over12.3%
2,088 residents
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.6%
11,261 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.8%
3,351 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
942 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
768 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
599 residents
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications40.4%
5,917 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above32.2%
4,710 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.1%
1,620 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.7%
694 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive58.7%
8,588 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)34.7%
5,085 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.6%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students43%
6,288 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
1,820 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
1,707 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.6%
973 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
930 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.6%
824 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.3%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.5%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.2%
9,004 residents
Good health32.5%
5,505 residents
Fair health10.3%
1,742 residents
Bad health2.9%
492 residents
Very bad health1.1%
178 residents
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
14,280 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
2,640 residents
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
2,342 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,563 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
646 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
160 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

Browse every neighbourhood in Nottingham

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.