Moving to Nottingham

agrinnall

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

There was another i found via mse, but can't remember it. Basically tells you how likely it is you'll be stabbed by your neighbours.

Crime map link on http://www.police.uk/

Reams

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

Nottingham is a sh!thole bar a few areas, think salford and moss side pre renovation. Sherwood crap, bulwell and radford especially are pits. East nottingham is much better, bingham, radcliffe on trent areas to go for if you really must live there




This seems a decent site to compare areas


http://www.checkmyarea.com/


There was another i found via mse, but can't remember it. Basically tells you how likely it is you'll be stabbed by your neighbours.

Juvenile post likely from Manchester, crime capital of the UK. Read the stats. No one in their right mind would choose to live in Manchester unless behind high gates and electric fencing.


Nottingham held your current crime stats many years ago due the one man named Gunn ironically, now imprisoned. It was also gang upon gang on estates so why would that bother the OP?


Every time I see a stabbing it's Manchester, every time.

Eston9

The city's excellent transport links make it the ideal location from which to explore. Local, regional, national and international travel couldn't be easier from here. Furthermore, due to its variety of public transport and cycle routes, Nottingham has been named as the least car dependent city in the UK.

peace-babies

Thanks guys, will use these as a basis for my search

Jaydeeuk1 - I'm fully aware that there are parts of Nottingham that are run down (as there is everywhere) but I don't think the comparison to Salford or Moss Side is fair, certainly not the limited bits I've seen.

And the buses confuse the hell out of me, but that's only because Stockport and manchester are run by pretty much 1 operator and the bus pass is one price, I suppose I need to find somewhere to live before trying to work out the passes available on the operators

benjus

I bought my first house in Long Eaton (the part near J25 of the M1). Not the greatest of areas by any means, but quiet, safe and quite a decent community with good neighbours. Used to cycle commute up to the science park (just on the other side of the railway line from where you will be).

Beeston would be a good option as you could walk to work.

penrhyn

If you fancy village life what about Draycott, scarecrow festival this weekend, and its on the Number 5 Bus Route, The Y5 has internet.
http://www.draycottderbyshire.co.uk/Draycott%20Scarecrow%20Festival%202013/

Pington

I agree that Rushcliffe is lovely, in fact it was recently ranked seventh best place in the country for quality of life. For reasonable commuting distance to Lenton I'd look at West Bridgford, Wilford, possibly Wollaton plus places in Rushcliffe.

I've lived in Lenton, Beeston, West Bridgford, Wilford and a village in Ruddington. Lenton is studentville; Beeston is semi studentville.

Pington

Although thinking about it, from a lot of places to get the bus to Lenton you'd have to go via the City Centre. Living close (e.g. Wilford) and walking/cycling might be a better option.

West Bridgford is probably the best option for young professionals; it has a lively, upmarket atmosphere and is well linked. There are also lots of house shares.

agrinnall

Reams wrote: »

Juvenile post likely from Manchester, crime capital of the UK.

Every time I see a stabbing it's Manchester, every time.

Pot, kettle, black springs to mind. I read about more stabbings in London than anywhere else in the UK, hardly surprising given its population size.

Mercurial

If buying you get a lot more for your money in Beeston, I was looking in West Bridgford a one bed cottage was 160K it was lovely but for that price I got a really great 3 bed terraced house in the "nicer" part of Beeston.