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Nottingham safety score: 54/100 (crime rate 96.8/1k) — below the United Kingdom average of 61/100. Here's how Nottingham compares to cities in East Midlands and what the data means for everyday life.
Nottingham safety score: 54/100 (crime rate 96.8/1k) — below the United Kingdom average of 61/100. Here's how Nottingham compares to cities in East Midlands and what the data means for everyday life.
Nottingham: cost index 94 (-9 vs national avg 103), rent £880/month.
East Midlands region average cost index: 103. Nottingham is -9 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 59/100 — safety 54, healthcare 72, walkability 72.
Safety score: 54/100 (crime rate 96.8/1k). National average: 61/100.
Strip away assumptions, and something unexpected emerges. Nottingham has a cost index of 94 — 9 points below the United Kingdom national average of 103. Median income is £31,000 with rent at £880/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 34%. That ratio is hard to beat anywhere else.
But here's the flip side: looking at East Midlands as a whole, the spread across all 27 cities is 9 points on the cost index. Manchester sits at the other end with index 103 and rent of £1,080/mo. Financially, that's significant.
On quality of life, Nottingham scores a composite score of 59/100 — reflecting its safety (54), healthcare (72), and walkability (72) metrics. Pair that with the housing data, and the pattern sharpens. affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and United Kingdom is a good example of that tension.
| # | City | Cost Index | Rent/mo | Income | QoL | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham | 94 | £880 | £31,000 | 59 | 54 |
| 2 | York | 107 | £1,080 | £34,700 | 64 | 76 |
| 3 | Cambridge | 129 | £1,450 | £41,000 | 61 | 74 |
| 4 | Exeter | 106 | £1,020 | £32,600 | 64 | 72 |
| 5 | Edinburgh | 110 | £1,220 | £37,000 | 65 | 72 |
| 6 | Oxford | 132 | £1,500 | £39,000 | 58 | 70 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 98 | £810 | £35,800 | 65 | 70 |
| 8 | Norwich | 99 | £920 | £32,000 | 62 | 68 |
| 9 | Reading | 124 | £1,300 | £40,000 | 56 | 65 |
| 10 | Plymouth | 97 | £870 | £31,000 | 63 | 65 |
| 11 | Bristol | 112 | £1,200 | £35,800 | 61 | 63 |
| 12 | Brighton | 122 | £1,350 | £37,000 | 57 | 62 |
| 13 | Cardiff | 96 | £940 | £32,600 | 62 | 62 |
| 14 | Swansea | 87 | £720 | £29,500 | 66 | 62 |
| 15 | Southampton | 113 | £1,130 | £35,200 | 56 | 60 |
| 16 | Sheffield | 91 | £830 | £30,000 | 65 | 60 |
| 17 | Belfast | 89 | £780 | £30,500 | 62 | 60 |
| 18 | London | 142 | £2,000 | £42,500 | 56 | 58 |
| 19 | Leeds | 96 | £950 | £31,600 | 59 | 58 |
| 20 | Coventry | 94 | £880 | £30,500 | 56 | 56 |
Nottingham — cost index 94, rent £880/mo, income £31,000, QoL 59/100.
York — cost index 107, rent £1,080/mo, income £34,700, QoL 64/100.
Cambridge — cost index 129, rent £1,450/mo, income £41,000, QoL 61/100.
Exeter — cost index 106, rent £1,020/mo, income £32,600, QoL 64/100.
Edinburgh — cost index 110, rent £1,220/mo, income £37,000, QoL 65/100.
Nottingham has a safety score of 54/100 and a crime rate of 96.8/1,000 residents. The United Kingdom average safety score is 61/100.
The East Midlands region of average QoL score is 60/100. Nottingham leads with 59/100, reflecting safety, healthcare access, walkability, and green space.
Our index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Sub-categories cover housing, food, transport, utilities, and healthcare. Data sources include ONS, Land Registry, HMRC.
Nottingham: cost index 94, rent £880/mo, income £31,000/yr, QoL 59/100. York: cost index 107, rent £1,080/mo, income £34,700/yr, QoL 64/100.
This analysis uses data from ONS, Land Registry, HMRC to rank cities in United Kingdom. The cost of living index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Quality of life scores combine safety, healthcare, walkability, air quality, green space, and transit metrics. Salary ranges use national occupation data adjusted for local cost differences. Data is updated regularly to reflect current market conditions.