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On Gowan Close, in Toton
What it's like at NG9 6NS: every home that has sold on Gowan Close 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Gowan Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 9 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Gowan CloseDetached | Aug 2003 | £195,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Gowan CloseDetached | Aug 2010 | £200,000 | 100 m² | £2,000/m² | 1 |
| 4, Gowan CloseDetached | Jul 2009 | £215,000 | 95 m² | £2,263/m² | 1 |
| 5, Gowan CloseDetached | Oct 2018 | £252,000 | 86 m² | £2,930/m² | 2 |
| 6, Gowan CloseDetached | Mar 2002 | £145,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Gowan CloseDetached | Nov 2024 | £380,000 | 103 m² | £3,689/m² | 2 |
| 8, Gowan CloseDetached | Aug 1998 | £89,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 12, Gowan CloseDetached | Dec 2017 | £208,000 | 97 m² | £2,144/m² | 3 |
| 15, Gowan CloseDetached | Dec 2020 | £335,000 | 79 m² | £4,241/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Attenborough, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 96k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Ranson Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes IGO, SN, 510, 536); 67 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Chetwynd Spencer Academy, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 85% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Chilwell School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 50.2 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Fernwood School (5.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 300 m away, with Salvation Army Trading Co, Chilwell Donation Centre closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Chilwell Meadows Surgery (250 m), with West Point Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, dimenZion is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Medical Centre, 6.1 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 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Espresso Coffee Bar is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Blue Bell Inn the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 52 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 53% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is Chetwynd Road Recreation Ground, 500 m away; for exercise, The Gym (450 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Colwick Country Park (West Lake), 11 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 9.9 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 60 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
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.
32 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.
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%.
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 NG9 6NS →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Gowan Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 6 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 | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.4% | 94.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.8% | 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.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 65 min
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