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Beeston

Town · 51,728 residents

Affordability: 65/100Safety: 66/100Transport: 63/100Schools: 56/100Health: 63/100Food & drink: 49/100Environment: 78/100Infrastructure: 64/100Property market: 58/100
67Good

Good · better than 5 in 10 towns

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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What’s good

  • 52% of residents live within five minutes of a park

Check before you view

  • Flood risk: 17% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
  • Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Beeston

Bramcote Hills61Chilwell61Attenborough68Wollaton Vale64Wollaton70University Park55Clifton48Dunkirk51Lenton Abbey61Stapleford62Bilborough57Long Eaton53
About Beeston ↓

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Is Beeston a good place to live?

Beeston scores 67/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.

It stands out for environment (78).

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Beeston in East Midlands, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Beeston›

The summary for Beeston is written when the report is first opened.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Beeston›

Transport

6 places
  1. 1Attenborough
Rail station
  • 2BeestonRail station
  • 3Beeston Centre Tram StopUnderground or metro station
  • 4Bramcote Lane Tram StopUnderground or metro station
  • 5Bus & Tram InterchangeUnderground or metro station
  • 6Cator LaneUnderground or metro station

    • Schools

    6 places
    1. 1George Spencer AcademySecondary · Good
    2. 2Fernwood SchoolSecondary · Outstanding
    3. 3Chilwell SchoolSecondary · Good
    4. 4Bramcote CollegeSecondary · Good
    5. 5Alderman White SchoolSecondary
    6. 6Fernwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Good

    Health

    6 places
    1. 1Abbey Medical CentreGP practice
    2. 2Bramcote SurgeryGP practice
    3. 3Chilwell Valley And Meadows PracticeGP practice
    4. 4Abbey PharmacyPharmacy
    5. 5Asda PharmacyPharmacy
    6. 6Chilwell Dental CentreDentist

    Food & drink

    6 places
    1. 1Asda Long Eaton SuperstoreAsda · superstore
    2. 2Tesco Nottingham Long Eaton ExtraTesco · superstore
    3. 3Tesco Nottingham Toton ExtraTesco · superstore
    4. 4Aldi Nottingham Road StaplefordAldi · supermarket
    5. 5Aldi Ratcliffe on Soar Long EatonAldi · supermarket
    6. 6Co-op Hicklings Lane StaplefordCentral England Co-operative · supermarket

    Environment

    6 places
    1. 1Wollaton ParkPublic park · 207 ha
    2. 2Bramcote Hills ParkPublic park · 37 ha
    3. 3Toton Fields Open SpacePublic park · 23 ha
    4. 4Trent MeadowsPublic park · 18 ha
    5. 5Pitt Lane Recreation AreaPublic park · 6.3 ha
    6. 6Broadgate Recreation GroundPublic park · 1.4 ha
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    Beeston by topic

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    Areas within Beeston

    • Bramcote Hills
    • Chilwell
    • Attenborough
    • Wollaton Vale

    Areas near Beeston

    • Wollaton
    • University Park
    • Clifton
    • Dunkirk
    • Lenton Abbey
    • Stapleford
    • Bilborough
    • Long Eaton

    Postcodes in Beeston

    • NG9
    • NG2
    • NG80
    • NG90
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