Best places to live for commuting to Nottingham

Door-to-door commute times by train to Nottingham city centre from every neighbourhood in England, with typical house prices, good schools nearby and crime, so you can see where families can live within reach. Times are for the morning rush and include getting to the station and waiting for the train.

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neighbourhoods within 30 min

within 45 min

184

within an hour

10 min

quickest: City Centre & Trent Bridge

Commuter towns, quickest first

Typical door-to-door time across each town's neighbourhoods, the quickest of them, the typical home price, and the neighbourhood with the best family score.

Town	Typical commute	Quickest	Typical home	Best for families
West Bridgford	15 min	14 min	£358k	Lady Bay
Wilford	16 min	16 min	£284k	Wilford & Silverdale
Nottingham	18 min	10 min	£190k	Wollaton Vale
Edwalton	19 min	19 min	£455k	Edwalton
Carlton (Gedling)	20 min	17 min	£243k	Mapperley & Porchester
Clifton (Nottingham)	23 min	20 min	£200k	Clifton South
Ruddington	23 min	23 min	£305k	Ruddington
Arnold	24 min	21 min	£242k	Plains Estate
Beeston (Broxtowe)	24 min	19 min	£315k	Bramcote
Cotgrave	29 min	29 min	£255k	Cotgrave
Stapleford	30 min	29 min	£220k	Stapleford South
Keyworth	30 min	30 min	£375k	Keyworth South
Long Eaton	31 min	29 min	£230k	Long Eaton West
Nuthall and Watnall	31 min	30 min	£246k	Kimberley North & Watnall
Breaston and Draycott	34 min	34 min	£235k	Breaston & Draycott
Sandiacre	35 min	35 min	£230k	Sandiacre & Stanton
Lowdham	36 min	36 min	£544k	Lowdham, Bleasby & Gunthorpe
Burton Joyce	40 min	40 min	£345k	Burton Joyce & Lambley
Borrowash	42 min	42 min	£280k	Borrowash & Ockbrook
Castle Donington	42 min	42 min	£311k	Castle Donington
East Leake	42 min	38 min	£319k	East Leake
Ilkeston	42 min	39 min	£179k	Kirk Hallam
Kegworth	42 min	42 min	£296k	Kegworth & Belton
Bingham	47 min	47 min	£305k	Bingham
Calverton	47 min	47 min	£305k	Calverton & Woodborough
Eastwood	47 min	47 min	£230k	Eastwood Hall & Brinsley
Heanor	47 min	46 min	£190k	Heanor Gate & Aldercar
Newark-on-Trent	47 min	46 min	£195k	Newark South East
Radcliffe on Trent	47 min	47 min	£325k	Radcliffe on Trent & Shelford
Derby	48 min	39 min	£214k	Allestree North
Balderton	50 min	50 min	£230k	Balderton
Hucknall	50 min	48 min	£232k	West Hucknall
West Hallam	50 min	50 min	£260k	West Hallam
Southwell (Newark and Sherwood)	51 min	51 min	£399k	Southwell
East Bridgford	52 min	52 min	£340k	East Bridgford & Aslockton
Alfreton	54 min	54 min	£194k	Alfreton
Fernwood	54 min	54 min	£285k	Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton
Jacksdale and Westwood	54 min	54 min	£225k	Jacksdale & Underwood
Loughborough	55 min	53 min	£240k	Loughborough Garendon
Little Eaton	56 min	56 min	£390k	Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley Common
Melbourne (South Derbyshire)	56 min	56 min	£295k	Melbourne, Ticknall & Hartshorne
Ripley (Amber Valley)	56 min	54 min	£212k	Ripley West
Somercotes and Swanwick	57 min	56 min	£193k	Swanwick & Leabrooks
South Normanton	57 min	56 min	£187k	South Normanton West
Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse	58 min	58 min	£229k	Kilburn & Horsley
Selston	58 min	58 min	£190k	Selston
Ravenshead	59 min	59 min	£356k	Ravenshead & Newstead
Shepshed	59 min	59 min	£228k	Shepshed East
Annesley Woodhouse	60 min	60 min	£195k	Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse
Barrow upon Soar	60 min	60 min	£300k	Barrow upon Soar
Bilsthorpe	60 min	60 min	£303k	Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield
Duffield	60 min	60 min	£410k	Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley
Quorndon	60 min	60 min	£325k	Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle
Shirland and Stonebroom	61 min	61 min	£234k	Stonebroom, Shirland & Wessington
Leicester	62 min	55 min	£251k	Belgrave North East
Tibshelf	62 min	62 min	£193k	Tibshelf, Newton & Hardwick Park
Collingham (Newark and Sherwood)	63 min	63 min	£315k	Winthorpe, Coddington & Collingham
Cropwell Bishop	63 min	63 min	£325k	Cropwell Bishop, Kinoulton & Upper Broughton
Huthwaite	64 min	64 min	£180k	Huthwaite
Kirkby-in-Ashfield	64 min	62 min	£186k	Kirkby Larwood & Kingsway

Under 30 minutes from Nottingham city centre

68 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Plains Estate, Arnold	25 min	17 min	£250k	8 min	3 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Woodthorpe & Arno Vale, Arnold	21 min	14 min	£295k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Edwalton, Edwalton	19 min	11 min	£455k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.7 / 10
Wollaton Vale, Nottingham	22 min	16 min	£330k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Redhill, Arnold	26 min	17 min	£242k	9 min	3 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Lady Bay, West Bridgford	14 min	8 min	£450k	8 min	6 min	Very low	7.5 / 10
Bramcote, Beeston (Broxtowe)	24 min	15 min	£370k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.5 / 10
Mapperley & Porchester, Carlton (Gedling)	19 min	12 min	£299k	10 min	5 min	Very low	7.4 / 10
Toton, Beeston (Broxtowe)	29 min	20 min	£315k	8 min	6 min	Low	7.1 / 10
Compton Acres & Lutterell, West Bridgford	16 min	11 min	£350k	11 min	4 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Gamston & Holme Pierrepoint, West Bridgford	17 min	12 min	£366k	9 min	6 min	Low	6.8 / 10
Carlton Hill, Carlton (Gedling)	17 min	10 min	£235k	7 min	5 min	Low	6.8 / 10
Attenborough & Chilwell East, Beeston (Broxtowe)	24 min	17 min	£320k	13 min	4 min	Very low	6.7 / 10
Stapleford South, Stapleford	30 min	20 min	£225k	6 min	4 min	Average	6.7 / 10
West Bridgford, West Bridgford	14 min	8 min	£310k	8 min	4 min	High	6.5 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from Nottingham city centre

25 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Keyworth South, Keyworth	31 min	21 min	£271k	7 min	3 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Long Eaton West, Long Eaton	31 min	24 min	£280k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Kimberley North & Watnall, Nuthall and Watnall	32 min	20 min	£243k	7 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston	42 min	26 min	£179k	7 min	3 min	Average	6.1 / 10
Castle Donington, Castle Donington	42 min	34 min	£311k	9 min	5 min	High	5.8 / 10
Burton Joyce & Lambley, Burton Joyce	40 min	20 min	£345k	10 min	10 min	Low	5.7 / 10
Borrowash & Ockbrook, Borrowash	42 min	26 min	£280k	10 min	8 min	Very low	5.6 / 10
Shipley, Ilkeston	44 min	28 min	£206k	18 min	5 min	Low	5.5 / 10
Hallam Fields & Greenwood Ave, Ilkeston	39 min	23 min	£187k	9 min	5 min	Average	5.3 / 10
Sandiacre & Stanton, Sandiacre	35 min	22 min	£230k	12 min	4 min	Average	5.0 / 10
Kegworth & Belton, Kegworth	42 min	27 min	£296k	8 min	12 min	High	5.0 / 10
Ilkeston Town, Ilkeston	42 min	25 min	£169k	8 min	3 min	Very high	4.8 / 10
Long Eaton South, Long Eaton	32 min	25 min	£235k	14 min	7 min	Low	4.7 / 10
Long Eaton North, Long Eaton	33 min	23 min	£210k	13 min	4 min	Average	4.7 / 10
Normanton North & Peartree, Derby	45 min	36 min	£147k	6 min	6 min	Average	4.6 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from Nottingham city centre

91 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Allestree North, Derby	51 min	36 min	£305k	10 min	4 min	Very low	8.2 / 10
Allestree South, Derby	50 min	37 min	£305k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Spondon North, Derby	48 min	28 min	£232k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Darley Abbey, Derby	47 min	34 min	£285k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.6 / 10
Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley, Duffield	60 min	42 min	£410k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.5 / 10
Mickleover North, Derby	54 min	40 min	£272k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Bingham, Bingham	47 min	21 min	£305k	9 min	4 min	Average	7.3 / 10
Barrow upon Soar, Barrow upon Soar	60 min	40 min	£300k	9 min	4 min	Low	6.9 / 10
Calverton & Woodborough, Calverton	47 min	24 min	£305k	9 min	4 min	Low	6.8 / 10
Loughborough Garendon, Loughborough	57 min	36 min	£248k	11 min	4 min	Low	6.8 / 10
Radcliffe on Trent & Shelford, Radcliffe on Trent	47 min	16 min	£325k	14 min	4 min	Low	6.7 / 10
Oakwood, Derby	50 min	34 min	£273k	12 min	5 min	Very low	6.7 / 10
Chellaston East, Derby	51 min	34 min	£277k	10 min	3 min	Low	6.7 / 10
Mickleover South, Derby	53 min	39 min	£270k	9 min	5 min	Low	6.7 / 10
Loughborough - University, Loughborough	57 min	38 min	£230k	11 min	4 min	Very low	6.7 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from Nottingham city centre

252 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Ecclesall & Greystones, Sheffield	85 min	62 min	£407k	6 min	4 min	Very low	9.0 / 10
Endcliffe & Ranmoor, Sheffield	86 min	65 min	£340k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Kettering East, Kettering	84 min	91 min	£250k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Crookes, Sheffield	83 min	66 min	£269k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Broughton Astley, Broughton Astley	87 min	58 min	£291k	10 min	3 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Groby East, Groby	72 min	41 min	£278k	7 min	5 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Broomhall, Sheffield	81 min	63 min	£397k	8 min	3 min	Low	7.8 / 10
Bents Green & Millhouses, Sheffield	87 min	61 min	£487k	12 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Birstall Central, Birstall	67 min	40 min	£300k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Oadby East, Oadby	69 min	56 min	£330k	8 min	5 min	Very low	7.6 / 10
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden, Market Harborough	73 min	74 min	£310k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Springvale & Steel Bank, Sheffield	82 min	65 min	£270k	6 min	5 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Brincliffe & Sharrow Vale, Sheffield	83 min	62 min	£344k	8 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Dronfield South & Gosforth Lane, Dronfield	83 min	53 min	£295k	12 min	4 min	Very low	7.4 / 10
Belgrave North East, Leicester	61 min	43 min	£275k	6 min	3 min	Very low	7.3 / 10

Most affordable with good schools, within an hour

A Good or Outstanding primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or Outstanding secondary within a 15-minute drive, and average or lower crime, cheapest first.

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Normanton North & Peartree, Derby	45 min	36 min	£147k	6 min	6 min	Average	4.6 / 10
South Normanton West, South Normanton	56 min	31 min	£177k	8 min	8 min	Average	4.1 / 10
Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston	42 min	26 min	£179k	7 min	3 min	Average	6.1 / 10
Hallam Fields & Greenwood Ave, Ilkeston	39 min	23 min	£187k	9 min	5 min	Average	5.3 / 10
Selston, Selston	58 min	30 min	£190k	10 min	4 min	Low	5.9 / 10
Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse, Annesley Woodhouse	60 min	28 min	£195k	9 min	9 min	Low	4.5 / 10
South Normanton Broadmeadows & Pinxton, South Normanton	58 min	32 min	£198k	12 min	9 min	Average	3.6 / 10
Bestwood Village, Nottingham	27 min	19 min	£200k	8 min	5 min	Low	6.4 / 10
Chaddesden North, Derby	47 min	33 min	£205k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.2 / 10
Shepshed East, Shepshed	59 min	32 min	£207k	8 min	5 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Long Eaton North, Long Eaton	33 min	23 min	£210k	13 min	4 min	Average	4.7 / 10
Sunny Hill, Derby	50 min	38 min	£214k	10 min	6 min	Low	4.8 / 10
Stapleford North, Stapleford	29 min	19 min	£215k	11 min	5 min	Average	4.4 / 10
Carlton, Carlton (Gedling)	18 min	11 min	£218k	8 min	5 min	Low	5.8 / 10
Swanwick & Leabrooks, Somercotes and Swanwick	58 min	36 min	£220k	12 min	4 min	Low	6.2 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of Nottingham city centre?

184 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of Nottingham city centre door to door by train, 93 within 45 minutes and 68 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to Nottingham city centre?

The lists above rank neighbourhoods at each commute time on a family score: how far it is to walk to a Good or Outstanding primary school, how far to drive to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation. Within 45 minutes, the top is Plains Estate.

Where is cheapest to live with good schools within an hour of Nottingham city centre?

Of the neighbourhoods within 60 minutes with a Good or better primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or better secondary within a 15-minute drive and average or lower crime, the cheapest typical home price is in Normanton North & Peartree (£147k).

How are the commute times worked out?

Door to door at the morning peak. By train: getting from homes to the neighbourhood's best station (walking, or driving and parking where the station is more than 20 minutes' walk), the typical train leaving between 07:00 and 08:45 including the wait, then the walk from the arrival station. The fastest train on a line is often a few minutes quicker. Car times are a typical drive without rush-hour traffic, so expect longer at peak times.

Family score: each neighbourhood's place in England (0 to 10) on walking time to a Good or Outstanding primary, driving time to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation, averaged. School times are from the middle of the neighbourhood. Prices are typical sales over the latest 12 months.