Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Nelson at a glance
- House prices
- £220,000
- Lower prices26th percentile
- Schools
- 32nd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 67th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 142.8 per 1,000 residents
- Weak10th percentile
- Flood risk
- 6.6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle58th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Nelson a good place to live?
Nelson may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in City of Portsmouth 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 Nelson
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 142.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 10th 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 Nelson
House prices
- Median sale price
- £220,000
- Percentile
- 26th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 136 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 Nelson
Schools
32nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Nelson
Flood risk
6.6% 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 4.3% of the area. That is the 58th 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 Nelson
Transport
67th 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 Nelson a good place to live?
Nelson may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Nelson safe?
Nelson ranks in the 10th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Nelson?
The median sale price was £220,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 26th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Nelson?
Schools rank in the 32nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Nelson?
Nearby public profiles include Charles Dickens in City of Portsmouth and Wednesfield North in City of Wolverhampton.
