Nottingham City Guide
With a population of 330,000 in the city and 768,638 in the suburbs, Nottingham is the largest urban area in the East Midlands.
With branches in Arnold, Beeston, Stapleford and Long Eaton, Robert Ellis sells properties throughout Nottingham and the surrounding areas. This includes The Park, Lenton, Radford, Hyson Green, Forest Fields, Mapperley Park, The Meadows, Sneinton, Colwick, St Annes and Bakersfield.
A major sporting hub
Nottingham is recognised as a major sports centre with facilities such as Holme Pierpoint National Water Sports Centre, the National Ice Centre, Trent Bridge Cricket Ground and Nottingham Tennis Centre all located close to the city centre.
Plus, the city also has two professional football teams. Notts County, who play at Meadow Lane, was formed in 1862 and holds the record for being the oldest professional club in the world.
Neighbouring Nottingham Forest play at The City ground, and under the leadership of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor are two times winners of the European Cup in 1979 and 1980. The team returned to the Premier League for the first time in more than 20 years in 2022.
The city is also home to professional rugby and ice hockey teams.
Keeping Nottingham connected
Nottingham’s tram network dates back to the 1800s, but in 2004 Nottingham Express Transit (NET) was introduced to the city. With its main station at Nottingham train station on Carrington Street, the tram system now has lines running to Hucknall to the North, Toton to the West and Clifton to the South with the lines running through the city centre. It has proven to be a very popular means of transport from the suburbs to Nottingham.
Leading universities
Nottingham has three universities – The University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and The University of Law.
Nottingham University is the UK’s 9th largest university and belongs to the prestigious Russell Group of universities. The main campus can be found at University Park which is a 330 acre site with the more recent Jubilee Campus (opened in 1998) and the Queens Medical Teaching Hospital (opened in 1970) being within the city of Nottingham. The Veterinary School and School of Agricultural and Bio-sciences are based at Sutton Bonington.
The University also has campuses in Semenyih, Malaysia (opened in 1999) and Ningbo in China (opened in 2004). The university has around 35,000 students and 5,000 staff and is arranged into five faculties, within which there are more than 50 schools, departments, research centres and in 2020/21 had an income of £694m with £114.9m covering research grants. It further expanded in 2021 when it purchased the Castle Meadow Campus which is a 3.75 acre site below Nottingham Castle and this will be refurbished with the new campus opening in 2023.
Nottingham Trent University is now the 6th largest university in the UK with 36,000 students who are split over five different campuses. Originally named Trent Polytechnic, it was formed in 1970 and later became Nottingham Trent University. There are currently 17,000 students at the city campus which includes the highly respected Nottingham Business School and Nottingham Law School as well as the School of Art and Design. There are over 9,000 students at the Clifton campus which is four miles outside the city centre, the Brackenhurst campus has over 1,000 students, the Confetti Campus is home to 2,000 students and in 2020 the University expanded to Mansfield creating the West Nottinghamshire College University Centre.
Working in Nottingham
Nottingham is a major Midlands employer with a whole host of large-scale organisations working in the city.
Examples of this include:
- Nottingham University Hospital Trust – 13,600 people
- Nottingham City Council – 8,928 people
- Nottingham County Council – 8,155 people
- Nottingham Health Care trust – 7,500 people
- Boots UK Ltd – 6,000 people
- The University of Nottingham – 5,000 people
- EON – 5,000 people
- Sherwood Forest Hospital and Trust – 4,558
- Nottingham Trent University – 3,309 people
- Nottinghamshire Police – 3,200 people
- Experian – 2,000 people
- Centre Parcs – 1,500 people
- Nottingham City Transport – 1077 people
The annual Goose Fair
One of Nottingham’s major attractions is the annual Goose Fair. Dating back to 1284, it has taken place at The Forest Recreation Ground since 1928 and typically occurs in October. During the event, visitors will have the chance to experience traditional fairground rides, win prizes and sample a whole host of food and drink options – including the fair’s famous mushy peas with mint sauce.
Famous people from Nottingham
Over the years, a number of famous faces have been born in the city of Nottingham. For instance, famous writers from Nottingham include Lord Byron, DH Lawrence and Alan Sillitoe.
Paul Smith was born in 1946 and has now become one of the most famous names in fashion, Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean were watched on TV by 24 million people when they performed at the 1984 Winter Olympics taking gold with a faultless performance of Bolero and health and beauty brand Boots was started in 1849 on Goose Gate by the Nottingham born Jessie Boot.
The first MRI scanner was invented by Sir Peter Mansfield who for many years lived on Beeston Fields Drive – a road on which Robert Ellis has sold many properties over the years.
And, Robin Hood with Maid Marian and their band of merry men is one of the most famous of all medieval tales and has been the subject of many film and TV adaptations with the popular character originating from Nottingham.
The Lace Market
The Lace Market was developed in the city centre after William Lee of Calverton invented the knitting frame and Richard Arkwright established a small cotton mill in Hockley in 1768. By the 1840s lace making changed from a domestic industry into an international exporting business. Buildings such as The Adams Building and Barker Gate House were designed by the famous architect Watson Fothergill and housed the booming industry.
These days, these buildings are home to creative businesses, upmarket bars and a great selection of vibrant restaurants. Plus, many of the buildings in and around the Lace Market have been converted into residential apartments with the sales and rentals being handled by Robert Ellis Estate Agents.
Attractions and entertainment venues in the area include the award-winning National Justice Museum, Nottingham Contemporary and The Motorpoint Arena and Ice Stadium which has a seating capacity of 9,300. As well as being the home of the ice hockey team the Nottingham Panthers, it has been used for a variety of shows and concerts for stars such as Sir Elton John, Sir Rod Stewart, One Direction and comedians like Lee Evans and Michael McIntyre.
Buying Property in Nottingham
Nottingham is a vibrant city with a local economy being supported by the student population which during term time brings 80,000 plus students into the city. The local housing market in and around the city centre is very active with property sales and rentals being handled by Robert Ellis who have offices to the West and North of the city. The properties range from houses and apartments in and around the city with outlying suburbs such as Sherwood, Forest Fields, Hyson Green, Radford and Lenton being popular with people buying their first home or looking for a property to let with The Park being an upmarket area within the city boundaries in which there are large Victorian homes and a number of buildings that have been converted into apartments situated on roads such as Newcastle Drive, Cavendish Road North, Tunnell Road and on the edge of The Park, The Ropewalk which has large properties with many having been converted into upmarket apartments.
Selling a property in Nottingham or the surrounding area? Contact Robert Ellis
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