5,737
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
No religion · 61%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
12 · 1.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£306,375
Median property price
196
Postcodes
Overview of Nelson
Coordinates52.6286, 1.2740
Postcodes
196
Population (Census)
12,409
Households (Census)
5,737
Recorded crime · May '26
12 · 1.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Nelson
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.43 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.43 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Nelson
Property sales · Nelson
HM Land Registry · Nelson
Average price
£321,693
YoY: -2.4%
Median price: £333,083
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £263,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£432k£342k£252k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Nelson
Crime trends · Nelson
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -50%
ASB
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Demographics in Nelson
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.3%
Other White8.8%
White & Asian1.6%
African1.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
+ 3 other groups · 7.6%
Religion
No religion60.6%
Christian27.8%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim1.6%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4919.2%
25–3418.1%
50–6415.7%
20–2415.0%
65–748.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.9%
Households
Other26.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.5%
Any member 66+10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
+ 6 other households · 28.9%
Schools in Nelson
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Recreation Road Infant School
Norfolk · NR2 3PA
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norfolk · NR2 3JA
Outstanding
0.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–18
Avenue Junior School
Norfolk · NR2 3HP
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk
Norfolk · NR2 3DF
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Nelson
Postcodes in Nelson
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