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Thinking of living at NG8 6EN? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 450 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Ambleside Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Old Basford School | Primary | 1.1 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Horsendale Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) | Primary | 1.3 km | 49% met the expected standard |
| Ellis Guilford School | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 37.1 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bluecoat Aspley Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 55.3 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bluecoat Beechdale Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 34 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Nottingham Girls' Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 47.7 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Green Crescent School | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Silver Linings School | Independent | 2.6 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ellis Guilford Sports Centre | 780 m | 25 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Nottingham) | 2.0 km | 13 |
| Bowls | Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre | 1.8 km | 8 |
| Football | Radford FC | 2.4 km | 7 |
| Multi-sport | Bulwell Bogs Water Park | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Snooker | BCI Snooker Centre | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Legends Gym | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Golf | Bullwell Forest Golf Club | 2.5 km | 5 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Nottingham) | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Haydn Road Community Cricket Club | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Skateboard | Broxtowe Country Park skatepark | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Nottingham Outlaws Bmx Track | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Bulwell Fight Factory | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Nottingham Climbing Centre | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Fishing | Bulwell Hall Park Lakes | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Yoga | At1 Space | 3.9 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 37. 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 Cinderhill tram stop, about a 10-minute walk (650 m). The nearest rail station is Bulwell, 1.9 km away, with 72k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Dulverton Vale, 200 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 79, 79B); 109 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 53% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Ellis Guilford School, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 37.1 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Nottingham Girls' Academy (2 km) and Fernwood School (3.1 km).
It's a family area: 29% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 150 m away; The World Store (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lime Tree Surgery (250 m), with Cinderhill Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Patrick's is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 4.4 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Clip N Climb is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Basford Hall Miners Welfare and Creepers 2025 the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 127 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 91% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Stockhill Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Cinderhill Gym (150 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Colwick Country Park (West Lake), 8.5 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 18 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 69 km.
22 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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| Take 1 Learning Centre | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
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Every primary near NG8 6EN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Nottingham Trent University, 4.3 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.