Rushcliffe noise and liveability

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

Rushcliffe · one of 4 Nottingham council areas

Transport access is poor.

Worth a look Transport

4.9Sky Score out of 10; on every score here, 10 is best
Quiet skies
5.0 / 10
Affordability
5.2 / 10Scored against the prices of every UK area we cover, not just this city - 4 of 4 here by price, cheapest first
Growth
3.8 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 2 of 4 here by trend, fastest-rising first
Liveability
2.6 / 10
Environment
8.3 / 10

Noise and planes

Aircraft noise is 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 guideline29.5%
DEFRA road Lden, share of postcodes over WHO 53 dB

Air and flood

Air quality

1.37 × the WHO 2021 guideline

DEFRA background maps against WHO 2021

Flood risk

Postcodes at medium or high risk0.79%
Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, allowing for defences

Living here

Transport access is poor

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

£329,528

Rushcliffe£329,528
Nottingham median£248,130
HM Land Registry HPI

Price trend

-1.0% year on year

HM Land Registry HPI

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Planes overhead

Planes overhead pages for the postcode districts covering Rushcliffe: LE12, NG2, NG11, NG12.

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.