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Best places to live in Greater Nottingham

10 municipalities with 1,529,002 residents within about 25 km of Nottingham, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Nottingham, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Rushcliffe
    South Nottinghamshire, 115,996 residents    76
  2. 2Gedling
    South Nottinghamshire, 117,128 residents    69
  3. 3Broxtowe
    South Nottinghamshire, 112,718 residents    65
  4. 4Newark and Sherwood
    North Nottinghamshire, 120,965 residents    54
  5. 5Erewash
    South and West Derbyshire, 115,314 residents    53
  6. 6Amber Valley
    South and West Derbyshire, 125,898 residents    51
  7. 7Derby
    Derby, 257,034 residents    42
  8. 8Ashfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 126,164 residents    38
  9. 9Mansfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 108,576 residents    37
  10. 10Nottingham
    Nottingham, 329,209 residents    36

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For retired couples

  1. 1Rushcliffe
    South Nottinghamshire, 115,996 residents    73
  2. 2Gedling
    South Nottinghamshire, 117,128 residents    62
  3. 3Broxtowe
    South Nottinghamshire, 112,718 residents    61
  4. 4Amber Valley
    South and West Derbyshire, 125,898 residents    57
  5. 5Newark and Sherwood
    North Nottinghamshire, 120,965 residents    57
  6. 6Derby
    Derby, 257,034 residents    50
  7. 7Erewash
    South and West Derbyshire, 115,314 residents    47
  8. 8Mansfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 108,576 residents    43
  9. 9Ashfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 126,164 residents    41
  10. 10Nottingham
    Nottingham, 329,209 residents    34

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For remote workers

  1. 1Amber Valley
    South and West Derbyshire, 125,898 residents    69
  2. 2Derby
    Derby, 257,034 residents    69
  3. 3Mansfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 108,576 residents    66
  4. 4Erewash
    South and West Derbyshire, 115,314 residents    65
  5. 5Rushcliffe
    South Nottinghamshire, 115,996 residents    65
  6. 6Broxtowe
    South Nottinghamshire, 112,718 residents    65
  7. 7Ashfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 126,164 residents    65
  8. 8Gedling
    South Nottinghamshire, 117,128 residents    64
  9. 9Newark and Sherwood
    North Nottinghamshire, 120,965 residents    64
  10. 10Nottingham
    Nottingham, 329,209 residents    63

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For commuters

  1. 1Rushcliffe
    South Nottinghamshire, 115,996 residents    78
  2. 2Erewash
    South and West Derbyshire, 115,314 residents    78
  3. 3Amber Valley
    South and West Derbyshire, 125,898 residents    77
  4. 4Derby
    Derby, 257,034 residents    75
  5. 5Broxtowe
    South Nottinghamshire, 112,718 residents    74
  6. 6Gedling
    South Nottinghamshire, 117,128 residents    72
  7. 7Newark and Sherwood
    North Nottinghamshire, 120,965 residents    72
  8. 8Ashfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 126,164 residents    71
  9. 9Nottingham
    Nottingham, 329,209 residents    71
  10. 10Mansfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 108,576 residents    67

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For single professionals

  1. 1Rushcliffe
    South Nottinghamshire, 115,996 residents    69
  2. 2Erewash
    South and West Derbyshire, 115,314 residents    65
  3. 3Amber Valley
    South and West Derbyshire, 125,898 residents    61
  4. 4Newark and Sherwood
    North Nottinghamshire, 120,965 residents    60
  5. 5Broxtowe
    South Nottinghamshire, 112,718 residents    59
  6. 6Nottingham
    Nottingham, 329,209 residents    57
  7. 7Derby
    Derby, 257,034 residents    54
  8. 8Gedling
    South Nottinghamshire, 117,128 residents    51
  9. 9Ashfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 126,164 residents    46
  10. 10Mansfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 108,576 residents    45

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Erewash
    South and West Derbyshire, 115,314 residents    68
  2. 2Derby
    Derby, 257,034 residents    67
  3. 3Amber Valley
    South and West Derbyshire, 125,898 residents    65
  4. 4Mansfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 108,576 residents    61
  5. 5Ashfield
    North Nottinghamshire, 126,164 residents    61
  6. 6Broxtowe
    South Nottinghamshire, 112,718 residents    60
  7. 7Gedling
    South Nottinghamshire, 117,128 residents    59
  8. 8Nottingham
    Nottingham, 329,209 residents    57
  9. 9Newark and Sherwood
    North Nottinghamshire, 120,965 residents    56
  10. 10Rushcliffe
    South Nottinghamshire, 115,996 residents    55

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Towns in Greater Nottingham