Acclaimed luxury lifestyle site Muddy Stilettos asked its readers to vote for the best local village, town or city to call home in 2025 using its Top 300 Best Places to Live guide.
The regional vote across 28 counties took place and the top 10 best places to live in Nottinghamshire were revealed.
Below are the top 10 places to live in Nottinghamshire in 2025, according to Muddy Stilettos.
5. Ruddington
Want all the benefits of a big city on the doorstep, wrapped up in a vibrant rural village experience? Look no further. Ruddington’s gorgeous village green is the beating heart of the village, hosting vibrant monthly markets and cool community events. There are rural yomps a-plenty in Rushcliffe Country Park, enough café culture to keep up with the local goss and the bright lights of Nottingham’s cultural offerings are just a few miles away. It’s mainly detached places that change hands here, selling for an average price of £544,519. When you look at all properties that sold in the last year, the average price was £380,690 – similar to the previous year. Photo: Muddy Stilettos
6. The Park, Nottingham
Muddy Stilettos said: "Built on the old castle deer park, The Park Estate is elegant, leafy and just lovely. With wide streets, flagstone pavements and mature leafy trees, it’s hard to believe you’re just a few minutes’ walk from the bustling city centre. Known for it’s beautiful Victorian architecture, the houses here are grand with a capital G. Although, reality check, many are now split into flats or semis. Adding to the dignified Victorian vibe, the streets are still lit by quaint gas street lamps (residents pay a ‘Park rate’ on top of council tax for this that also funds the upkeep of the roads and green spaces). Unusually for a city space, there’s a real sense of community with the residents’ association hosting monthly Sunday socials and there’s a thriving tennis club with beautiful courts). It’s a relaxing, refined and oh so green. And breathe!" You’ll need deep pockets for a detached beauty here, but average house prices took a big tumble last year, down 21 per cent at £394,690. Photo: Muddy Stilettos
7. Wollaton
Muddy Stilettos said: "Dominated by the home of Batman and its glorious surrounding deer park, there’s everything you could need with the added benefit of top-notch transport links. And if you don’t fancy nipping to the city, settle in for a cosy one at some of the town’s quaint pubs and cute restaurants." Good time to buy here? Wollaton houses sold for an average price of £319,923 over the past year. That’s 11% down on the previous year. Photo: Muddy Stilettos
8. Farndon
Looking to live the rural dream? With a Wind in the Willows riverside location, cosy gastropubs and quick access to the lovely market town Newark, this could be the place. One of the loveliest riverside villages in Notts, it has nature reserves, a strong sense of community and charm by the boatload. The icing on the cake? It’s still pretty affordable. On the rise. The average price of the (mainly detached) properties sold here over the last year was £361,558, 25% up on the previous year and a whopping 58% up on the 2020 peak. Photo: Muddy Stilettos