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On Foster Avenue, in Beeston Town
What it's like at NG9 1AE: every home that has sold on Foster 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 Foster Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 3 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 19, Foster AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2016 | £178,500 | 98 m² | £1,821/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23, Foster AvenueDetached | Jun 1995 | £59,500 | – | – | 1 |
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Beeston Centre tram stop, a few minutes' walk (250 m). The nearest rail station is Beeston, 950 m away, with 607k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Wilkinson Avenue, 150 m away, with a bus about every 35 minutes on weekdays (routes 18a, 18A, 536, 1); 63 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Round Hill Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Alderman White School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 53.6 · 27.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Fernwood School (3.2 km) and Nottingham Girls' Academy (4.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 11% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 200 m away; Meat 4 U (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Manor Surgery (200 m), with Grewal Chemist the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Nails & Beauty is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 2.4 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 53 restaurants and cafés and 14 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Last Post is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Commercial Inn the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (22 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 203 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 17 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 30% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 108 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Willows Open Space, 450 m away; for exercise, PureGym (150 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Colwick Country Park (West Lake), 7.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.2 µg/m³).
61 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | II | 160 m |
| Village Cross | II | 190 m |
| Crimean War Memorial 70 Metres South East of Church of St John the Baptist | II | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Broxtowe constituency: Juliet Campbell MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 8,403 (17.6%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 23%, Reform UK 18%, Liberal Democrat 8%.
30 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 NG9 1AE →
For holidays, East Midlands is 13 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 64 km.
Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 15% socially.
It's young: 32% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 24% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is University of Nottingham, 2.4 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.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 58 min
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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 85.9% | 94.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 13.5% | 4.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 3 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.