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County or areaNottinghamshire
Postcode districtNG6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:38 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:15 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,981 residentsin the Highbury Vale census areaMedian age 40.93,516 households63% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright16% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,578 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 52% go by car, 14% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C693 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October31 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMapperley Hallhistoric site · 2.3 miThe Lakelake · 2.0 miSoldiers' Hillhill · under a mileDerby Road drill hall, Nottinghamhistoric site · 2.8 miSunrise Hillhill · 1.2 miLeen Valleyvalley · 1.3 miMoorbridge Pondpond · 1.4 miCurious Aboutwalk or trail · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBroxtowe Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 47 haBestwood Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 202 haHeathfield Parkpark · 1.0 miCity Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 47 haMellish Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haVernon Parkplaying field · under a mile · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes154 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202549 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,636 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHighbury Hospitalright hereGP surgeryLeen View Surgery33 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEvergreen Pharmacy23 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationOxclose Lane Police StationNottingham1.6 miCash machineGolla Convenience Store, Bulwell5 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi51 schools39 primary, 7 secondary, 2 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryOur Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 243 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouthwark Primary Schoolages 3-11, 624 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEllis Guilford Schoolages 11-16, 1,171 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNottingham College3.3 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA13 miRailway stationBulwellunder a mileTramHighbury Vale Tram Stopunder a mileBus stationBulwell Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops190 within a mileCar parkSpring Road Car ParkNottinghamunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseNottingham6 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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