Bolero Close Nottingham
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (NG8), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29007149.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £237,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 D; 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 Beeston, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 30 m away, and Wollaton Park (207 hectares) is about 800 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 61 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Grange Farm Medical Centre, about 660 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 22 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £237,500 | £237,500 | £237,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £259,950 | £259,950 | £259,950 |
| 2003 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £79,000 | £79,000 | £79,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £76,500 | £76,500 | £76,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2018 | 7 NG8 2BZ | Detached | £237,500 | |
| 10 Feb 2017 | 5 NG8 2BZ | Detached | £259,950 | |
| 18 Dec 2003 | 5 NG8 2BZ | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 20 Aug 1999 | 5 NG8 2BZ | Detached | £79,000 | |
| 21 Jul 1995 | 7 NG8 2BZ | Detached | £76,500 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 64 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 1983-1990 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (29% of about 1,420 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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)
- Middletons, Trowell Road, Nottingham, NG8 2DH: up to 13 homes, permissioned (300 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 25 September 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG8 2BZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NG8 2BU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 61 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG8 2BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NG8 2BZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Ilkeston 203,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dean Close Wollaton | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Southbound Services Trowell | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Greenwood Gardens, NG8 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 15.7 km (9.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grange Farm Medical Centre | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ascent Pharmacy - Russell Drive | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bilborough Medical Centre | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Nottinghamshire Police - Broxtowe Police Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,640 m² | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Wollaton Park 207 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Birchover Road Recreation Ground 3.3 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Radford Bridge Allotments 1.4 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 208 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Leonard and Attached Boundary Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Leonard and Attached Boundary Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Wollaton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Coal mining remains at Broad Oak Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Moat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Martin's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Harrison's Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Balloon Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Thompson's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Deddington Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Catstone Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernwood School | Secondary | 11–16 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fernwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nottingham University Samworth Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Portland Spencer Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bilborough College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Glenbrook Spencer Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Firbeck Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Melbury Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bluecoat Beechdale Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bluecoat Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollaton House Nursery Ltd NG8 2DG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Papa Johns NG8 2DF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2026 |
| Lidl UK | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 280 m | 5 Very good | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Best Wishes NG8 2DH | Retailers - other | 280 m | Exempt | |
| Hills Kitchen NG8 4JX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Country Kitchen NG8 4JX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Empower Health and Performance NG8 4GY | Distributors/Transporters | 380 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Top Dog NG8 4GY | Mobile caterer | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Banana Moon Day Nursery Wollaton NG8 2BD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jul 2025 |
| The Grounds NG8 2AN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 19 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ewell Road (7); On or near Welwyn Road (5); On or near Bridge Road (2); On or near Bolero Close (2); On or near Callaway Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 10 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
Barnum Close · Welwyn Road · Dean Close · Ewell Road · Callaway Close · Torvill Heights · Knole Road · Cottage Walk · Bridge Road · Torvill Drive · Sunny Row · Badger Vale
All the streets in NG8 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.