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On Simkin Avenue, in Mapperley & Porchester
What it's like at NG3 6HU: every home that has sold on Simkin Avenue 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Simkin Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 10 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 145, Simkin AvenueDetached | Dec 2025 | £290,000 | 98 m² | £2,959/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146, Simkin AvenueDetached | Oct 2025 | £228,500 | 85 m² | £2,688/m² | 3 |
| 148, Simkin AvenueTerraced | Mar 2021 | £170,000 | 71 m² | £2,394/m² | 4 |
| 149, Simkin AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £187,000 | 108 m² | £1,731/m² | 1 |
| 150, Simkin AvenueTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2012 | £125,000 | 69 m² | £1,812/m² | 1 |
| 152, Simkin AvenueTerraced | Oct 2020 | £167,500 | 71 m² | £2,359/m² | 3 |
| 153, Simkin AvenueDetached | Sept 2015 | £139,000 | 64 m² | £2,172/m² | 4 |
| 154, Simkin AvenueTerraced | Dec 2025 | £220,000 | 70 m² | £3,143/m² | 4 |
| 156, Simkin AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2006 | £145,000 | 70 m² | £2,071/m² | 1 |
| 158, Simkin AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2011 | £124,999 | 74 m² | £1,689/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Carlton, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 53k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Valley Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (route 39); 42 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Porchester Junior School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Carlton Academy, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 45.1 · 8.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Redhill Academy (3.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Westdale Lane Co-Operative Store, 1.0 km away, with The Bread And Butter Thing closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is West Oak Surgery (950 m), with Westdale Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, Angels 12 is 600 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.
Forty Four Cosy Cafe And Gifts is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Punch Bowl the nearest pub (300 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 King George V Recreation Ground, 700 m away; for exercise, Carlton Forum Leisure Centre (850 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.
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.
15 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.
Gedling constituency: Michael Payne MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 11,881 (24.4%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Labour 48%, Conservative 23%, Reform UK 17%, Green Party 6%.
27 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 NG3 6HU →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Simkin Avenue in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 59 min
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On this street: 0 of 10 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.6% | 94.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.6% | 4.2% | 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.