Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Bestwood at a glance
- House prices
- £180,750
- Lower prices14th percentile
- Schools
- 38th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 70th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 120.4 per 1,000 residents
- Weak16th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land12th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Bestwood a good place to live?
Bestwood may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in City of Nottingham below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Bestwood
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 120.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 16th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Bestwood
House prices
- Median sale price
- £180,750
- Percentile
- 14th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 116 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Bestwood
Schools
38th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Bestwood
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 12th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Bestwood
Transport
70th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Bestwood a good place to live?
Bestwood may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Bestwood safe?
Bestwood ranks in the 16th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Bestwood?
The median sale price was £180,750 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 14th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Bestwood?
Schools rank in the 38th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Bestwood?
Nearby public profiles include Aspley in City of Nottingham and St. Ann's in City of Nottingham.
