Allestree
Neighbourhood · 13,545 residents
82Very good
Very good · better than 9 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 36 per 1,000 people a year against 100
- 50% of residents live within five minutes of a park
- Affordability scores 79, well above the typical 60
Check before you view
- Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
- Food & drink scores 35, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Allestree
Map outline: Approximate — electoral ward boundary, used as the nearest surveyed shape
Is Allestree a good place to live?
Allestree scores 82/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for safety (89) and environment (89).
It scores lowest on food & drink (35).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Allestree in East Midlands, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Allestree
Allestree announces itself in its housing stock: broad detached houses on quiet roads, hedges trimmed, cars on driveways rather than kerbs. It's the kind of place where you notice the average age of the people walking dogs before you notice anything else — this is a suburb settled by people who arrived some years ago and stayed, not one filling up with new arrivals chasing a scene.
The numbers back up that impression. A median age of 49 against a national figure of 40 tells you this is a mature, established suburb rather than a starter-home hotspot, and the housing stock agrees — detached houses dominate, most sold freehold, with barely any flats or new-builds in the mix. A For Sale board here is overwhelmingly likely to be outside a house, not a flat, and the buyer behind it is probably trading up or settling in for the long term rather than passing through. On schools, Lawn Primary School carries an Outstanding rating, and Allestree Woodlands School covers secondary age as a solidly Good academy, though its progress 8 score sits below the national average — worth knowing if you're weighing exam outcomes against the school's broader reputation. Derby city centre and the University of Derby sit close by, useful if further education or a short commute into Derby itself factors into your day.
Green space here isn't an afterthought — with close to 180 hectares spread across fourteen sites, this is a suburb built around parks rather than squeezed around them, and it shows in how people spend their free time: dog walks, football on open ground, that sort of unhurried outdoor rhythm rather than a café-hopping high street scene. What you won't find much of is nightlife — the grade for it is the one flat note in an otherwise strong chart, and it's worth being honest about: this is not where you come for a late evening out. Healthcare and connectivity both read as solidly above-average rather than exceptional, which fits the overall pattern of a place that does the fundamentals well without trying to dazzle.