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On Twycross Road, in Bestwood
What it's like at NG5 5TG: every home that has sold on Twycross Road 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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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 Twycross Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 7 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Twycross RoadTerraced | Dec 2009 | £74,000 | 81 m² | £914/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Twycross RoadFlat | May 2017 | £60,000 | 43 m² | £1,395/m² | 1 |
| 6, Twycross RoadTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2024 | £194,500 | 84 m² | £2,315/m² | 3 |
| 13, Twycross RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £218,000 | 94 m² | £2,319/m² | 1 |
| 15, Twycross RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2026 | £198,000 | 80 m² | £2,475/m² | 2 |
| 19, Twycross RoadTerraced | Oct 2021 | £155,000 | 80 m² | £1,938/m² | 2 |
| 21, Twycross RoadTerraced | Nov 2014 | £75,000 | 81 m² | £926/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bulwell Forest tram stop, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km). The nearest rail station is Bulwell, 2.9 km away, with 72k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Hillington Rise, 150 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (routes 79, 88); 49 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 36% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Oakwood Academy, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 41.3 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Redhill Academy (2.7 km) and Nottingham Girls' Academy (4.3 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 250 m away; AS News AS Convenience Premier (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Practice Nirmala (200 m), with Bestwood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Sher Plus Two is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 6.0 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 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Pulp Friction @ BP Community Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Butchers Pencil the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 129 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 253 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Mosswood Crescent Open Space, 150 m away; for exercise, Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Colwick Country Park (West Lake), 7.2 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 21 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 72 km.
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.
Nottingham North and Kimberley constituency: Alex Norris MP (Labour (Co-op)), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,427 (26.9%), turnout 48%. Vote shares: Labour 47%, Reform UK 20%, Conservative 19%, Green Party 10%.
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 NG5 5TG →
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
The nearest university is Nottingham Trent University, 5.0 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.
On this street: 0 of 7 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.7% | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.1% | 87.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.7% | 10.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.4% | 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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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 7 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 63 min
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