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Thinking of living at NG9 4DQ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lanes Primary School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Round Hill Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Sunnyside Spencer Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Eskdale Junior School | Primary | 1.4 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Alderman White School | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 53.6 · 27.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chilwell School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.2 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bramcote College | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 51.3 · 13.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hemlock Stone School | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| Meadowbrook School | Independent | 4.0 km | – |
| Silver Linings School | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
Every primary near NG9 4DQ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Chilwell Memorial Hall | 820 m | 27 |
| Football | Notts County Training Pitches | 2.9 km | 12 |
| Squash | Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre | 1.4 km | 11 |
| Swimming | Bramcote Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 10 |
| Bowls | Beeston Unity Bowling Club | 1.5 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Bramcote Cricket Club | 2.0 km | 8 |
| Fitness | Victory Boxing & Fitness | 910 m | 7 |
| Golf | Beeston Fields Golf Club | 770 m | 6 |
| Multi-sport | Bramcote Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Martial arts | Warrior Martial Arts | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Rugby | All-weather sports pitch | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Windsurfing | Trent Windsurfing Club - West Lake | 4.8 km | 3 |
| Kickboxing | Team Elite Kickboxing | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Bramcote College | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Beeston Sailing Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Hickings Lane Skate Park | 2.7 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 44% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Cator Lane tram stop, a few minutes' walk (350 m). The nearest rail station is Beeston, 1.7 km away, with 607k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Cator Lane Top, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 536); 44 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is The Lanes Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Chetwynd Spencer Academy (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Alderman White School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 53.6 · 27.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Fernwood School (4.2 km) and Nottingham Girls' Academy (5.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 1.0 km away, with Bains News closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Chilwell Valley And Meadows Practice (550 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Hair By Malcolm is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 4.3 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Canvass And Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and The Hop Pole the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 40% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Cator Lane Recreation Ground, 250 m away; for exercise, Victory Boxing & Fitness (900 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Colwick Country Park (West Lake), 9.5 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 12 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 62 km.
17 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Nottingham, 3.3 km away (TEF Silver).
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.