Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:38 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:15 am – 3:49 pm
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People11,302 residentsin the Arboretum, Forest & Trent University census areaMedian age 21.02,674 households14% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright29% social rented, 57% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting25.6% unemployment rate32% of adults are economically active, 2,606 in work, 3% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 24%, hospitality 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 31% go by car, 17% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle70% 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 higher7% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C688 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October28 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesChinese Bell Gardenpark · under a mile · 7 haSt Mary's Rest Gardenpark · under a mileVictoria Parkpark · under a mileForest Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 27 haHungerhill Gardensallotments · under a mile · 21 haKing Edward Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes150 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 20247 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 18 · PM2.5 8.0 · PM10 14 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
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,383 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Ropewalk Houseunder a mileGP surgeryRadford Medical Practice, Student Health Centre48 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyGlasshouse (Nott'm) LTD34 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCity Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi67 schools40 primary, 8 secondary, 1 all-through, 8 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 7 otherIndependentSt Joseph's Schoolages 1-11, 67 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHuntingdon Academyages 3-11, 434 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDjanogly City Academyages 11-19, 1,270 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNottingham Collegeunder a mileUniversityThe Nottingham Trent Universityright hereSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA11 miRailway stationNottinghamunder a mileTramRoyal Centre Tram StopNottinghamunder a mileBus stationVictoria Bus StationNottinghamunder a mileBus stops273 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG1 postcode district.
