A data fact-check by honestly
Nottingham property market: the headlines, checked against the sold record
8 districts · 2 claims checked · Updated 2026-08-07
Recent headlines, newsletters and blog posts about Nottingham, checked against the local sold record: across the 8 postcode districts reported here, a typical recorded sold median of £183,000 (HM Land Registry data and live listings). No valuation, and no quoted figure appears on this page as a local number.
The headlines, beside the local record
Public reporting on the UK property market.
Two recent figures describe Nottingham's market, and they look like they disagree with us, which makes this the most useful kind of page to write. Across the 8 Nottingham postcode districts we report, the recorded median sale price is £146,125, with district medians running from £123,750 to £250,000, and homes take a median of 59 days to sell. Where an outside figure sits well above ours, the gap is not an error in either number; it is a difference in what is being counted, and that is worth showing plainly.
Average house priceThe ONS puts the Nottingham average at £192,000. Our median across the districts we report is lower, and here is why both can be right.
The provisional average house price in Nottingham in March 2026 was £192,000, in line with the average of £194,000 in March 2025, a 0.8% change.
Broadly in line with the local record£183,000 recorded median sale price
The ONS provisional average house price for Nottingham in March 2026 is £192,000. Our recorded median across the 8 districts we report is £146,125, around a third lower. That is a real gap, not a rounding difference, and pretending it away would be the dishonest move.
The gap is mostly about three things. First, mean versus median: the ONS quotes an average, which a handful of large or new-build sales pull upward, while we report a median, the middle sale, which resists that pull. Second, coverage: the ONS figure spans the whole local-authority area, while we report the inner postcode districts where we hold a robust sold basis, and the outer, higher-value fringes are exactly where Nottingham's dearer stock sits. Third, mix: a basket weighted to flats and terraces sits below one weighted to detached homes.
So both figures are right about different questions. If you want the headline number for the city as a whole, the ONS average is the one to quote. If you want the number a typical home in these districts actually sold for, ours is closer to your reality. The £3,417 per square metre we record is the cleanest cross-check, because it compares price for like-for-like space rather than whole-home totals that mix in size and type.
East Midlands trendThe official statistician says the East Midlands led England for annual growth. Our local level sits inside that.
Of the English regions, annual house price inflation was highest in the East Midlands, where prices increased by 0.7% in the 12 months to March 2026.
Grounded by the local record£183,000 recorded median sale price
The same official release notes the East Midlands had the highest annual house-price inflation of any English region, up 0.7% in the 12 months to March 2026. That is a regional rate of change, and our page does not dispute it; it grounds it with the level underneath, a £146,125 median across the 8 Nottingham districts we track.
A region leading on growth while still being among the more affordable places to buy is not a contradiction; it is the normal pattern for markets catching up from a lower base. The regional percentage tells you the direction of travel; the sold median tells you the starting point. For a specific Nottingham address, the second is the one that decides what it is worth today.
What the sold record says, in the round
The two figures only look like a disagreement until you separate the questions. The ONS average and our district median are measuring different baskets, and the regional growth rate is a trend laid over a level we can show. Across the 8 districts we report, that level is £146,125, with homes taking a median of 59 days to sell.
Our rule on this page does not change: we never reprint someone else's number as a Nottingham figure. £192,000 is the ONS's, cited and linked; £146,125 is ours, measured the same way across every district. When they differ we explain the difference rather than pick a winner, because for the home you actually care about, the honest answer is the one built from what homes like it actually sold for.
What the sold record can and cannot settle
These are other people's published claims, cited as such. They are checked against the recorded sold prices for this city's postcodes. National or regional commentary can be right about its own scope while the local figure looks different - both can be shown without declaring a winner. Not one quoted claim is a figure on this page; every number in the clarification is the city's own sold record.
These figures are medians across 8 Nottingham postcode districts, so they are robust but not a full spread. Sold data lags completion and registration by weeks; days-on-market and stuck-stock counts are a snapshot on each district's refresh date. A forecast, sentiment read or policy effect is left as a reading, not a verdict.
Frequently asked questions
How are the claims checked?
Each published claim is set beside the local sold record and live listings for Nottingham. The figures come from HM Land Registry and live listings across the 8 Nottingham districts reported here - never from the quoted article.
Is the source being called wrong?
No. A claim can be right about a wider market while the local figure looks different. Both are shown so the gap is clear.
Where do the figures come from?
From Nottingham's sold prices and current listings across the postcode districts reported on this site. Not one quoted claim becomes a figure on this page.
Official statistics and further reading
Every figure on this page traces to official data. These are the primary public datasets and statutory guidance behind UK house-price reporting - go here to verify the record and dig deeper.
- Office for National Statistics - UK House Price Index, statistical bulletin
- HM Land Registry - Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0)
- HM Land Registry - UK House Price Index, search and download tool
- Office for National Statistics - House price statistics for small areas
- Bank of England - Bank Rate and monetary policy
- GOV.UK - Stamp Duty Land Tax: rates and calculator
- National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team - Material Information in property listings (Parts A, B and C)
References
The published claims on this page, cited in full. Read the originals in context.
- Office for National Statistics. Housing prices in Nottingham - UK House Price Index. https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/housingpriceslocal/E06000018/ (March 2026).
- HM Land Registry / Office for National Statistics. UK House Price Index: summary, March 2026. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-house-price-index-for-march-2026/uk-house-price-index-summary-march-2026 (Published 20 May 2026).