Pay vs Place

Rushcliffe: what a home costs and what you need to earn

East Midlands. House prices are based on 1,606 sales over the last 12 months.

Buying a home
Fairly affordable
A typical home costs 7.2× median full-time pay
Renting a home
Fairly affordable
Average rent takes 27% of median pay
Recorded crime
Low
53.2 per 1,000 residents (England and Wales: 81.3)

How we rate: buying compares the typical home price with median pay (under 5× affordable, 5 to 8× fairly affordable, 8 to 11× expensive, over 11× very expensive). Renting compares a year of average rent with median pay (under 25% affordable, 25 to 33% fairly affordable, 33 to 40% expensive, over 40% very expensive). Crime compares the rate per resident with the England and Wales average.

Median full-time pay
£45,968
Gross a year, people living in Rushcliffe
Terraced house price ÷ pay
5.6×
A typical terraced house costs this many years of median pay
Renting a terraced house
27%
of median gross pay goes on rent (£1,017 a month)

What the numbers say about Rushcliffe

Across all property types, the typical home sold in Rushcliffe over the past year cost £330,000, which is 7.2× median full-time pay. Measured against pay, Rushcliffe is around the middle of 316 areas (187th most expensive) for buying; the typical area is 7.6×. Within the East Midlands it is the 12th most expensive of 35 areas.

For a terraced house at £259,225, a lender would typically look for an income of around £52,000, and the 10% deposit would be £26,000, about 7 months of median gross pay. Median full-time pay here is £45,968, 89% of the income needed, so on these assumptions it takes two median incomes, or one well above the median, to meet the test.

Renting a terraced house costs about £1,017 a month, which is 27% of median gross pay. Across all property types the average rent is £1,047 a month. Measured against pay, it is the 75th least expensive of 316 areas for renting. Rents rose 2.8% over the latest year ONS measured, slower than the typical area (3.9%).

Median full-time pay of £45,968 is the 39th highest of 316 areas; the typical area is £38,328. This is pay for people who live in Rushcliffe, wherever they work.

Police recorded 53.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year, which is 35% below average for England and Wales (81.3). That makes it the 59th lowest of 310 areas for recorded crime per resident. The category furthest below average is vehicle offences (47% below).

Buying

Property type Sales Median price Price ÷ pay Deposit (10%) Income typically needed
Detached 719 £450,000 9.8× £45,000 £90,000
Semi-detached 509 £291,000 6.3× £29,000 £58,000
Terraced 272 £259,225 5.6× £26,000 £52,000
Flat 106 £162,250 3.5× £16,000 £32,500

Renting

Property type Average rent a month Rent a year Share of median pay
Detached £1,360 £16,320 36%
Semi-detached £1,089 £13,068 28%
Terraced £1,017 £12,204 27%
Flat £864 £10,368 23%
Income needed is illustrative: it assumes a 10% deposit and a lender willing to lend 4.5 times income. Real lending depends on your circumstances. Pay is the median for full-time employees living in Rushcliffe, before tax, and rents are the ONS average for the area. Property types with fewer than 100 sales in the last 12 months are left out.

How prices in Rushcliffe have changed

Average house price for all property types, by year. The last point is the latest 12 months.

Average house price in Rushcliffe, 1995 to July 2026Average price rose from £60,920 in 1995 to £335,935 now.£0£100k£200k£300k£400k1995200020052010201520202025£335,935Average house price in Rushcliffe, 1995 to July 2026Average price rose from £60,920 in 1995 to £335,935 now.£0£100k£200k£300k£400k200020102020£335,935
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YearAverage price
1995£60,920
1996£61,400
1997£66,598
1998£71,623
1999£77,396
2000£90,822
2001£104,099
2002£125,081
2003£159,433
2004£176,906
2005£183,925
2006£188,937
2007£198,246
2008£188,038
2009£175,995
2010£190,097
2011£186,825
2012£190,951
2013£196,254
2014£203,040
2015£219,683
2016£233,531
2017£244,789
2018£255,713
2019£261,473
2020£271,564
2021£290,565
2022£316,728
2023£319,926
2024£316,362
2025£331,563
12 months to July 2026£335,935

The average home price in Rushcliffe was £233,531 in 2016 and £335,935 in the 12 months to July 2026, a rise of 44% over ten years. The typical area of England and Wales saw a rise of 36%. That makes Rushcliffe the 98th fastest-rising of 316 areas for ten-year price growth.

Going back to 2005, the average price has moved from £183,925 to £335,935, a rise of 83% (the typical area: a rise of 84%).

Prices fell 11% after the 2008 financial crisis, from £198,246 in 2007 to £175,995 in 2009. They did not get back to their 2007 level until 2014.

Prices are cash figures, not adjusted for inflation, and come from the HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, which uses a different method from the median prices above, so the two will not match exactly.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

Average house price divided by median full-time pay, in 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025. A higher number means homes are harder to afford.

Rushcliffe: 7.2 years of payTypical area in England and Wales: 7.5 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Rushcliffe, 2005 to 2025Rose from 6.5 to 7.2 years of pay.0×2×4×6×8×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Rushcliffe, 2005 to 2025Rose from 6.5 to 7.2 years of pay.0×2×4×6×8×20052010201520202025
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YearRushcliffeTypical area in England and Wales
20056.5 years of pay7.0 years of pay
20105.8 years of pay6.5 years of pay
20156.9 years of pay7.1 years of pay
20207.7 years of pay7.8 years of pay
20257.2 years of pay7.5 years of pay

In 2005 the average home in Rushcliffe cost 6.5 years of median full-time pay. By 2025 it cost 7.2 years, so homes have become harder to afford relative to local pay.

Homes were hardest to afford in 2020, at 7.7 years of pay. It has eased since.

Between 2005 and 2025, median pay in Rushcliffe rose 61% (from £28,480 to £45,968), while the average house price rose 80%.

The typical area of England and Wales needed 7.5 years of pay in 2025, so Rushcliffe is below the typical area.

Pay is the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, median for full-time employees living in the area, before tax, in cash terms (not adjusted for inflation). The 2025 figure is provisional. Where ONS withheld a figure because it was unreliable, or the council did not exist in its current form, that year is left out.

How rents in Rushcliffe have changed

Average monthly rent for all property types, by year. The last point is the latest month.

Average monthly rent in Rushcliffe, 2015 to August 2026Average rent rose from £639 a month in 2015 to £1,047 now.£0£500£1,000£1,500201620182020202220242026£1,047Average monthly rent in Rushcliffe, 2015 to August 2026Average rent rose from £639 a month in 2015 to £1,047 now.£0£500£1,000£1,500201520202025£1,047
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YearAverage rent
2015£639 a month
2016£645 a month
2017£686 a month
2018£716 a month
2019£753 a month
2020£766 a month
2021£788 a month
2022£835 a month
2023£887 a month
2024£954 a month
2025£1,008 a month
August 2026£1,047 a month

The average rent in Rushcliffe was £639 a month in 2015 and £1,047 in August 2026, a rise of 64%. The typical area of England and Wales saw a rise of 52%. That makes Rushcliffe the 49th fastest-rising of 316 areas for rent growth since 2015.

Over the same period the average house price rose 53%. Rents have risen faster than house prices here, by 11 percentage points.

Rent figures are from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and are cash figures, not adjusted for inflation.

Crime

Police recorded crime in the year ending March 2026, per 1,000 residents, against the average for the areas of England and Wales covered here.

Type of crime Per 1,000 residents England and Wales average Compared with average Change on a year earlier
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 53.2 81.3 35% below average +3%
Violence against the person 18.5 31.0 40% below average +7%
Sexual offences 2.7 3.4 20% below average +13%
Robbery 0.8 1.4 40% below average –
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 3.8 6.2 39% below average −13%
Vehicle offences 2.6 4.9 47% below average +5%
Theft from the person 0.3 1.6 82% below average –
Criminal damage and arson 5.4 7.1 24% below average +3%

Recorded crime in Rushcliffe was 51.7 per 1,000 residents in the year ending March 2025 and 53.2 in the year ending March 2026, up 3%. Across England and Wales it was down 4%.

Changes are left blank where the rate is very low, as a few extra crimes would look like a big swing. This is one year's change only, so it can reflect one-off events or changes in how police record crime, not just a real trend. Rates per resident use ONS population estimates for each year.

Police publish one combined figure for Rushcliffe and Broxtowe, Gedling, so this rate covers all of them.

Rates use the resident population, so areas with many daytime visitors, students or a busy night-time economy, such as city centres, show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on how likely crimes are to be reported and how police record them. Residential burglary is per 1,000 households. Robbery and theft from the person are concentrated in a few city centres, so most areas sit well below the national average for them.

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