Elson Street Nottingham
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (NG7), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29014722.
- 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 160 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 53 to 59 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Greenfields Medical Practice, about 610 m (0.4 miles) away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 690 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 33% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 183 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 |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2019 | APEX HOUSE NG7 7HQ | Other | £350,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Apr 2019 | 1 NG7 7HQ | Other | £3,625 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 A (88% of about 1,610 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)
- Adam Court (prev. Mayfair Court) North Gate: up to 58 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- The White House, Beech Avenue, permissioned (320 m)
- Maville House, Maville Works, Beech Avenue: up to 36 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Wilkinson Street - Former PZ Cussons, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Radford Road - Former Basford Gasworks: up to 101 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Hyson Green Community Centre, St Pauls Avenue: up to 12 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Bobbers Mill Bridge - Bobbers Mill Industrial Estate: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Bobbers Mill Bridge - Land Adjacent to Bobbers Mill Industrial Estate: up to 21 homes, 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG7 7HQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| NG7 7JN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 53 m and 59 m above sea level (57 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG7 7HQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NG7 7JN | 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 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Beaconsfield Street Tram Stop | 180 m |
| Shipstone Street Tram Stop | 210 m | |
| Radford Road Tram Stop | 340 m | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Draymans Mews Basford | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Bus Station Nottingham | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Perry Road Car Park | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 18.9 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Greenfields Medical Practice | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Radford Road Pharmacy | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | City Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Radford Road Police Station | 310 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pricecutter, Hyson Green | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,180 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3,710 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,480 m² | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitemoor Allotments 7.4 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Leodegarius and Attached Grave Enclosure, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west. 17 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 Leodegarius and Attached Grave Enclosure | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Church Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Bagthorpe Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Robin's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Quarry Holes Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Sunrise Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Martin's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| Leen Valley | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
1 of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 170 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Scotholme Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 260 m | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 290 m | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Djanogly Northgate Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 360 m | No published inspection |
| Djanogly Sherwood Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Djanogly City Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 700 m (0.4 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 |
| Claremont Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Berridge Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Carrington Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bluecoat Trent Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musa Convenience Store NG7 7FR | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2026 |
| Relly Belly’s Boneless City NG7 6GU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2024 |
| Storeship Limited NG7 7HP | Distributors/Transporters | 130 m | Exempt | |
| Atomic Sauces Ltd NG7 7HP | Distributors/Transporters | 130 m | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Little Plums Nursery Forest Fields NG7 6GX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Kurika Curry & Grill Kitchen NG7 7HS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Aspens Services Ltd NG7 6FL | School/college/university | 170 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2026 |
| Holiday Activities For Kids HA4K @ St Marys Catholic Voluntary Academ NG7 6FL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Nottingham Climbing Centre NG7 6AT | Other catering premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Black Iris Brewery NG7 6GJ | Manufacturers/packers | 180 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Scotholme Primary School NG7 6FJ | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| New Vision Church & Community Hub NG7 7HX | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Lion Inn NG7 7FQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2026 |
| John Pye Auctions NG7 7EA | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Kashmir Classic Chicken NG7 6GY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 29 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 58 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Gladstone Street (54); On or near Elson Street (31); On or near Draymans Court (27); On or near Fisher Street (19); On or near Bradgate Road (13).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 1 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
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Gladstone Street · Duke Street · Whitbread Street · Fisher Street · Rye Street · Ewart Road · Rawson Street · Palm Street · Mount Street · Cardwell Street · Bradgate Road · Chelsea Street
All the streets in NG7 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.