Alverstone Road Nottingham
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (NG3), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29014313.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Nottingham costs £2,755 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Nottingham, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 67 to 69 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sherrington Park Medical Practice, about 170 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 59% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 100 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 179 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); Maisonette, detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (3); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Nottingham in 2026-27: Band D £2,755 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,837 | £2,143 | £2,449 | £2,755 | £3,368 | £3,980 | £4,592 | £5,511 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (21% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Mapperley Park and Alexandra Park. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Haydn Rd/Hucknall Rd - Severn Trent Water Depot: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 2A Sherwood Rise, Nottingham: up to 6 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- National Dry Cleaners, Winchester Street, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 67 m and 69 m above sea level (68 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG3 5DQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NG3 5EP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Nottingham 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Beaconsfield Street Tram Stop | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Noel Street Tram Stop | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| High School Tram Stop | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Drive Mapperley Park | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Bus Station Nottingham | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burlington Court Car Park | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp Pulse | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 20.1 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sherrington Park Medical Practice | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sherwood Late Night Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nottingham Dental Care | 180 m |
| Hospital | City Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Arnold Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Carrington, Carrington | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,600 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,220 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | Coppice Recreation Ground 5.9 ha | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bagthorpe Gardens 1.7 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bagthorpe Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 30 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bagthorpe Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Hunger Hill Gardens, Stonepit Coppice Gardens and Gorseyclose Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Mapperley | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Sunrise Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Glade Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Leen Valley | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
| Moorbridge Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the street's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Nottingham: see them on the Nottingham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydn Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Carrington Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Claremont Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bluecoat Trent Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Nottingham Free School | Secondary | 11–18 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Djanogly Sherwood Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Seely Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Wells Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Djanogly City Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian Cultural Centre and Bar NG5 2DP | Other catering premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jun 2017 |
| Nottingham Bridge Club NG5 2DP | Other catering premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2018 |
| Landmarks Specialist College NG5 2DL | School/college/university | 190 m | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Tipu Sultan Nottingham NG5 2EL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Gregory House II NG5 2DG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 18 Oct 2025 |
| Carisbrooke House NG3 5DS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| The Gladstone Hotel NG5 2AW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2018 |
| Sherwood Convenience Store & Late Night Pharmacy NG5 2DR | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 13 Sep 2025 |
| Sharing Sherwood NG5 2EN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Brigitte Bordeaux NG5 2FB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 18 Oct 2025 |
| Acorn House NG5 2AT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2026 |
| Frutta NG5 2DA | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 May 2024 |
| Heathcotes Mapperley Lodge NG3 5DZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Sainsbury’s Supermarkets NG5 2FB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Nov 2023 |
| Mabel’s African Food Market NG5 2JJ | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Carisbrooke Drive (29); On or near Watcombe Road (28); On or near Yew Tree Avenue (18); On or near Carrington Court (14); On or near Mansfield Road (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 37% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Esher Grove · Watcombe Road · Kenwood Court · Carrington Court · Loscoe Mount Road · Hatfield Road · Carisbrooke Avenue · Bingham Road · Yew Tree Avenue · Carisbrooke Drive · Cyprus Road · Michael Gardens
All the streets in NG3 and across Nottingham.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.