People who live in a neighbourhood classified as one of Nottingham's poorest have hit back and spoken about their experience of living in the area - with many describing it as friendly and having good facilities.
Situated on the edge of the city, Radford has a mix of local residents and student accommodation and has a number of shops and facilities.
While it is positioned as the lowest place in Nottingham for average annual household income for all locations following under the Nottingham City Council boundary, along with Bulwell North, many of the residents we asked highlighted positives about their neighbourhood.
This was more than £30,000 less than the 'richest' part of Nottingham, Wollaton Park, where a household brings in around £56,400 per year.
The average doesn't take into account the size of households, but gives us an idea of the income divide faced by households in Nottingham.
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People who live of Radford have spoken out about life in the area, highlighting its shops and "well-mannered" individuals as part of its charm.
Joyce Williams, 68, who works as a nurse at Nottingham City Hospitals, said: "I love being here.
"I am a regular here, I visit a lot of the shops to get my groceries, my frozen food and everybody is very well-mannered.
"There are some issues here but people like living in Radford and I don't think that people are bad-off, no.
"It has a community feel here and I feel part of the area. I like to socialise with people here - we're all friendly.
"I just bumped into someone that I hadn't seen in years! It's like that here.
"I went to school and grew up here so it's always good walking around the shops and seeing the faces."
Kieran McGarry, 20, a student at Nottingham Trent University, said: "I can't say that it is a surprise that it's the poorest area, no.
"I think it's pretty good here, I don't mind it.
"There is enough around here and people are mostly friendly.
"I'm happy living here.
"There is a lot of issues with drugs but as long as you don't get involved with that you're fine.
"There's an Aldi within walking distance so that's useful!"
Eight of the 35 areas that we identified in Nottingham earn an average annual household income of more than £40,000.
However, the bottom eight earn less than £26,000 a year.
Andrew Barnes, 25, who lives in Radford, said: "It's no surprise that it's the poorest but it doesn't bother me - I don't think it bothers anyone.
"It isn't really the nicest place to look at, but that's not that important for me. You want to live in a place where people are friendly and approachable, and you get that for the most part in Radford.
"There's loads of shops and everyone in there are nice as well so I can't complain.
"I've lived here for almost 5 years now and I haven't had an issue.
"There are probably places that are better-off where you don't get a community-feel like you do around here."
Yet, not everybody is so cheerful when discussing the area.
Marley Gayton, 25, a salesman who lived in Radford before recently moving, has commented on "dodgy characters" in Radford. He said: "One of the positives is that it is a student area.
"There are plenty of shops nearby as well, to be fair - I had a supermarket round the corner.
"There are some rough, dodgy characters about though. It's not the cleanest either."
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