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Sutton Forest Side & New Cross
What it's like at NG17 5FJ: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Sutton Parkway, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 141k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Lawn Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 3C, 33, 90); 54 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Croft Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 59% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Sutton Community Academy, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 37.6 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 50 m away; Boyes (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oates Hill Health Centre (150 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Mamaris Barbers is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King's Mill Hospital, 1.2 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 20 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Rumbles @The Lawn is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Nags Head the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (24 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 162 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 18% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Sutton Lawn, 400 m away; for exercise, Kickstart Gym (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 33 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 73 km.
Most households own their home, 29% rent privately.
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.
57 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.
Ashfield constituency: Lee Anderson MP (Reform UK), since December 2019. 2024 general election: RUK gain from Con, majority 5,508 (13.8%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Reform UK 43%, Labour 29%, Ashfield Independents 16%, Conservative 8%.
14 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near NG17 5FJ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 67 min
Nearest: New Bath Hotel & Spa · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.0% | 95.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 2.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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