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Thinking of living at NG3 6GS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School | Primary | 550 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Porchester Junior School | Primary | 800 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.2 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Westdale Infant and Nursery | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Westdale Junior School | Primary | 1.2 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| The Wells Academy | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 43.1 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Carlton Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 45.1 · 8.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Arnold Hill Spencer Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 49.8 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bluecoat Trent Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | – |
| Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College | Independent | 2.1 km | 19.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hollygirt School | Independent | 2.4 km | 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Nottingham Girls' High School GDST | Independent | 2.8 km | 42.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Carlton Forum Leisure Centre | 1.5 km | 26 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Nottingham) | 1.5 km | 18 |
| Football | Gedling Miners Welfare FC | 1.4 km | 14 |
| Fitness | Studio 3, Mapperley Dance & Fitness Centre, Annex | 350 m | 10 |
| Rowing | WWII Memorial to members of Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club | 4.5 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Gedling Colliery Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Rugby union | Mellish Rugby Football Club | 3.8 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Former Porchester Bowling Club | 340 m | 6 |
| Squash | Carlton Forum Leisure Centre | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Climbing | The Depot Climbing Centre | 2.8 km | 6 |
| Skateboard | King Edward Park Sneinton Skate Space | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Mapperley Sports Village | 650 m | 4 |
| Golf | Mapperley Golf Club | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Martial arts | Spirit Dojo | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Snooker | Stadium Leisure | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Canoe | University Boathouse | 4.2 km | 4 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 56. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is High School tram stop, a drive away (3.1 km). The nearest rail station is Carlton, 3.4 km away, with 53k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Hickling Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (route 39); 52 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 61% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Porchester Junior School (1 km).
The nearest secondary is The Wells Academy, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 43.1 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Redhill Academy (3.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 450 m away, with Mapperley Pharmacy closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Victoria and Mapperley Practice (350 m), with Mapperley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Beauty Temple is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 6.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 45% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Options is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Plainsman the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Woodthorpe Grange Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Simply Fitness & Wellbeing (400 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Colwick Country Park (West Lake), 4.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 22 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 73 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
38 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The nearest university is Nottingham Trent University, 3.0 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.