Broxtowe noise and liveability

Nottingham. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, transport, air quality and flood risk, from published sources.

6.5Sky Score out of 10; on every score here, 10 is best
Quiet skies
7.5 / 10
Affordability
7.0 / 10Scored against the prices of every UK area we cover, not just this city - 3 of 4 here by price, cheapest first
Growth
2.9 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 4 of 4 here by trend, fastest-rising first
Liveability
4.0 / 10
Environment
7.9 / 10

Noise and planes

Aircraft noise is low-moderate

Estimated from the distance to the airport and its routes, scaled by the size of its DEFRA noise map

Road noise

Postcodes over the WHO guideline36.1%
DEFRA road Lden, share of postcodes over WHO 53 dB

Air and flood

Air quality

1.48 × the WHO 2021 guideline

DEFRA background maps against WHO 2021

Flood risk

Postcodes at medium or high risk0.82%
Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, allowing for defences

Living here

Transport access is moderate

The national stop register (NaPTAN), share of postcodes within 800 m of a station

Healthcare access is moderate

NHS Organisation Data Service, share of postcodes within 500 m of a GP practice

Property

Average price

£251,231

Broxtowe£251,231
Nottingham median£248,130
HM Land Registry HPI

Price trend

-4.0% year on year

HM Land Registry HPI

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Planes overhead

Planes overhead pages for the postcode districts covering Broxtowe: NG9.

Where these numbers come from

Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, August 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: ESTIMATED from East Midlands Airport (EMA) runway 09/27 geometry, with the distance ladder scaled by its measured DEFRA Round 4 55 dB Lden footprint; NOT a DEFRA sample at this address; Crime: ONS Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, year ending June 2026, CITY OF NOTTINGHAM ONLY, Open Government Licence v3.0; Liveability (2 of 4 inputs): NaPTAN rail, metro and tram access within 800 m; NHS Organisation Data Service GP practices within 500 m. Any absent input has its weight redistributed, not defaulted; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Road noise: DEFRA Strategic Noise Mapping Round 4 road Lden, Open Government Licence v3.0; Flood risk: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), August 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0); Flight routes: UK Aeronautical Information Publication (NATS), derived by Sky Score for the aircraft noise estimate; public but not openly licensed, and not for navigation

Methodology version 5.7. Full method: the methodology (and the API reference). Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ.