East Midlands · Unitary authority

Nottingham

2026/27 view

Nottingham · ONS E06000018

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

96/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Strong

Compared only with unitary authority councils using central government returns.

63 councils in peer group Rank 1 of 63 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover98
Debt burden94
Liquidity94
Debt direction98
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £-14.15m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£46.41m 143.8%
Service expenditure £660.75m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£26.10m 4.1%
Unallocated reserves £63.53m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£40.82m 179.7%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £660.75m
21.4%
2020/21: £544.09m 2021/22: £553.04m 2022/23: £550.51m 2023/24: £634.65m 2024/25: £660.75m
Net revenue expenditure £279.73m
4.4%
2020/21: £292.65m 2021/22: £225.38m 2022/23: £232.21m 2023/24: £249.22m 2024/25: £279.73m
Council Tax requirement £148.88m
22.2%
2020/21: £121.81m 2021/22: £126.06m 2022/23: £132.06m 2023/24: £140.42m 2024/25: £148.88m
Unallocated reserves £63.53m
29.4%
2020/21: £49.09m 2021/22: £12.64m 2022/23: £13.64m 2023/24: £22.72m 2024/25: £63.53m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads14.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 54 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways19.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 148 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads21.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 130 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways19.0% red
Good 51.0%Amber 31.0%Red 19.0%
B & C roads21.0% red
Good 56.0%Amber 23.0%Red 21.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 10.0%2016/17: 9.0%2017/18: 9.0%2018/19: 9.0%2019/20: 8.0%2020/21: 8.0%2021/22: 10.0%2022/23: 9.0%2023/24: 19.0%2024/25: 19.0%2015/16: 5.0%2016/17: 5.0%2017/18: 5.0%2018/19: 6.0%2019/20: 6.0%2020/21: 6.0%2021/22: 6.0%2022/23: 11.0%2023/24: 21.0%2024/25: 21.0%2015/16: 19.0%2016/17: 25.0%2020/21: 12.0%2021/22: 12.0%2022/23: 13.0%2023/24: 14.0%2024/25: 14.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads3.8%65 km network
B, C & unclassified2.9%724 km network
Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing1.6%Preservation2.2%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Nottingham, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
25.3%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

1.4 percentage points vs 2023/24
91 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste566.1 kgper household−6.5 kg year on year
Waste collected337.7 kgper resident−10.0 kg year on year
Household waste111,813tonnes collected28,288 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

28,288 t recycled, composted or reused 83,525 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

25.3%
2015/16: 30.6%2016/17: 29.8%2017/18: 29.9%2018/19: 26.5%2019/20: 26.2%2020/21: 23.9%2021/22: 25.3%2022/23: 25.1%2023/24: 26.7%2024/25: 25.3%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Nottingham.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
121 Open schools
51,154 Pupils
54,101 School places
94.6% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Nottingham.

Attainment 8
43.5
East Midlands 45.0
England 46.1
2.6 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
40.7%
East Midlands 43.1%
England 45.4%
4.7 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
28.7%
East Midlands 36.9%
England 40.5%
11.8 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.22

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

42.4 18/19
45.3 19/20
46.1 20/21
45.0 21/22
42.8 22/23
43.0 23/24
43.5 24/25
Education context

Nottingham's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both East Midlands and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Nottingham, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£200,000
+ 34.7% over five years
Median resident earnings
£30,798
+ 22.1% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Nottingham.

£1,011 / month
+ 2.3% in the last year
July 2026
Nottingham
£1,011
+ 2.3%
East Midlands
£918
+ 3.6%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with East Midlands £93 more per month
Compared with England £440 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Nottingham
6.49×
East Midlands
6.91×
England
7.64×
Compared with East Midlands More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received197this quarter−53 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided243this quarter−5 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
89.3%approved
Overall approval rate217 granted26 refused+3.0 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

87.2%
Rank 218 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

5.8 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major14100.0%92.9% Minor6886.8%86.8% Other16189.4%87.0%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 2562024 Q3: 2552024 Q4: 2132025 Q1: 3092025 Q2: 2652025 Q3: 2312025 Q4: 2502026 Q1: 1972024 Q2: 2572024 Q3: 2442024 Q4: 2652025 Q1: 1652025 Q2: 3162025 Q3: 2372025 Q4: 2482026 Q1: 243
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

108%
Required5,444homes over three years
Delivered5,863homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Nottingham, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 41,359 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 124.9 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 5.0% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Nottingham Your council
124.9 + 5.0%
East Midlands Region
76.6 − 1.1%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Nottingham has a recorded crime rate 63.1% above East Midlands. It is 49.7% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Nottinghamshire
Violence 13,695
41.4 per 1,000 + 6.0%
Theft 14,042
42.4 per 1,000 + 4.4%
Public order 3,269
9.9 per 1,000 − 4.6%
Criminal damage 3,876
11.7 per 1,000 + 7.1%
Shoplifting 5,567
16.8 per 1,000 + 1.3%
Vehicle offences 2,288
6.9 per 1,000 + 27.9%
Burglary 1,539
4.6 per 1,000 − 4.9%
Drug offences 1,966
5.9 per 1,000 − 4.1%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Nottingham.

121 schools
Open schools 121
Pupils 51,154
School places 54,101
Capacity used 94.6%
Primary 74 schools
27,143 pupils
Other / specialist 25 schools
3,749 pupils
Secondary 18 schools
18,222 pupils
16+ provision 2 schools
0 pupils
All-through 1 school
1,947 pupils
Nursery 1 school
93 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 11
9.1% of open schools
Previous full framework 54
44.6% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 40
33.1% of open schools
No Ofsted record 16
13.2% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

11 schools assessed
Achievement 11 assessed
Expected standard 7
Needs attention 3
Exceptional 1
Attendance & behaviour 11 assessed
Expected standard 8
Strong standard 2
Needs attention 1
Curriculum & teaching 11 assessed
Expected standard 8
Needs attention 2
Strong standard 1
Inclusion 11 assessed
Expected standard 7
Strong standard 3
Needs attention 1
Leadership & governance 11 assessed
Expected standard 9
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Personal development 11 assessed
Expected standard 7
Strong standard 4
Safeguarding 11 assessed
Met 11
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 5
Good 34
Requires improvement 1
Inadequate 1
Not judged 13
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Ambleside Primary School URN 145506 · NG8 5PN Primary 629 630 Not judged
Berridge Primary and Nursery School URN 139429 · NG7 5LE Primary 624 730 Ungraded inspection
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School URN 137425 · NG11 9BH Primary 253 240 Outstanding
Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School URN 140231 · NG3 2LE Primary 452 480 Ungraded inspection
Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy URN 150033 · NG7 4AA Primary 220 210 Requires improvement
Bluecoat Primary Academy URN 145145 · NG8 3BB Primary 452 446 Good
Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School URN 141397 · NG8 3AL Primary 401 600 Ungraded inspection
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School URN 143015 · NG6 8GQ Primary 221 210 Ungraded inspection
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 331,077 2024
East Midlands region 5,063,164
Nottingham represents 6.54% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+7,917 residents ↑ 2.4%
2019: 323,160 residents2020: 322,822 residents2021: 319,978 residents2022: 326,572 residents2023: 327,186 residents2024: 331,077 residents
Nottingham +2.4%
East Midlands +4.5%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Nottingham's population grew over five years. Its change was 2.1 percentage points below the East Midlands and 1.8 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Nottingham?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Nottingham compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 77.4 years
2.6 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 81.4 years
2.4 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
55.6
5.3 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
55.3
6.0 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
257.2 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
99.7 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
143.1 per 100,000
England 114.6
Worse
Liver disease 2025
24.7 per 100,000
England 19.4
Similar
Respiratory disease 2025
58.7 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
13.3 per 100,000
England 10.9
Similar
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Nottingham 13.1% England 10.4%
Similar
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Nottingham 71.8% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
Nottingham 65.4% England 64.6%
Similar
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Nottingham 730.5 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Worse
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
24.4%
Nottingham 24.4% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Similar
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
40.1%
Nottingham 40.1% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
47.2%
Nottingham 47.2% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Similar
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
71.7%
Nottingham 71.7% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Worse
Bowel cancer screening 2025
67.3%
Nottingham 67.3% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Worse
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
77.9 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Better
Air pollution mortality 2024
5.7%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Nottingham?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 60,547 18.3% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +8.8% +4,876 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.4% +271 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Nottingham LOCAL AUTHORITY
18.3%
East Midlands REGION
11.8%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
60,846 54,727 48,608
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

7.7 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 7.2 µg/m³
Other sources 0.5 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

41.2%
13.1 7.7
2011: 13.07 µg/m³ 2012: 12.25 µg/m³ 2013: 12.69 µg/m³ 2014: 12.56 µg/m³ 2015: 10.39 µg/m³ 2016: 11.35 µg/m³ 2017: 10.37 µg/m³ 2018: 9.53 µg/m³ 2019: 10.56 µg/m³ 2020: 7.68 µg/m³ 2021: 7.96 µg/m³ 2022: 9.10 µg/m³ 2023: 8.15 µg/m³ 2024: 7.69 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 41.2%
5 years ↓ 27.2%
10 years ↓ 38.8%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 2.7 – 11.9 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 3.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 3.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 3.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 4.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 4.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 5.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 7.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 8.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 11.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 7.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 3.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 3.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 3.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 3.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 3.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 2.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 3.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 4.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 5.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 6.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 5.8 µg/m³
Nottingham Bilborough Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) · Urban Background Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.7% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£660.75m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£279.73m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£148.88m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£63.53m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,996
Median for councils of the same type £1,777 12.3% above peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £194.48m · Income £14.77m
£179.71m
Adult social care Gross £225.57m · Income £69.69m
£155.88m
Children's social care Gross £138.20m · Income £7.27m
£130.93m
Public health Gross £40.00m · Income £1.47m
£38.54m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £56.55m · Income £23.52m
£33.02m
Highways and transport Gross £71.87m · Income £40.25m
£31.62m
Housing Gross £30.74m · Income £5.54m
£25.20m
Other services Gross £23.50m · Income £0.00
£23.50m
Central services Gross £84.91m · Income £66.48m
£18.43m
Planning and development Gross £28.44m · Income £13.89m
£14.55m
Culture and related services Gross £49.94m · Income £40.57m
£9.36m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£148.88m
Retained business rates£131.76m
Revenue Support Grant£31.93m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £22.72m
Closing £63.53m
£40.82m increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£407.97m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£422.11m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£-14.15m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£-43 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £-43
Median for unitary authority councils £1,104 103.9% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£46.41m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£46.41m −143.8%
Change across the series −£912.62m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£399.64m
Other longer-term borrowing£6.01m
Short-term borrowing£2.32m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£61.81m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
91.73% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£413,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£179.34m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£61.81m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 67.1%
+ £24.83m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£36.98m 2021/22 £43.42m 2022/23 £46.48m 2023/24 £54.26m 2024/25 £61.81m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£61.81m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £16.83m

27.2% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £44.97m

72.8% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 91.73%

England average: 95.60%  ·  3.87 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Nottinghammhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Nottinghammhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Nottinghammhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Nottingham UA [note 7]dft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Nottingham City Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Nottingham City UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Nottingham City UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Nottinghammhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Nottinghammhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Nottinghammhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Nottinghammhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Nottingham City UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Nottingham City UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Nottinghammhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Nottingham City UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Nottingham City UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.