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Carrington

Neighbourhood · 1,358 residents

Affordability: 68/100Safety: 46/100Transport: 52/100Schools: 58/100Health: 57/100Food & drink: 37/100Environment: 54/100Infrastructure: 67/100Property market: 56/100
46Fair

Fair · among the lowest-scoring suburbs

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

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  • Food & drink scores 37, below the typical 60
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Carrington

Bagthorpe Gardens60Sherwood Rise47Mapperley ParkSherwood50Forest Fields58Arboretum50New Basford47Alexandra Park44
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Is Carrington a good place to live?

Carrington scores 46/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as fair — 60 is typical for the country.

No topic reaches "very good" (70+); its best is affordability (68).

It scores lowest on food & drink (37).

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

Summary of Carrington›

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

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Carrington›

Transport

2 places
  1. 1
Beaconsfield Street Tram StopUnderground or metro station
  • 2Shipstone Street Tram StopUnderground or metro station

    • Schools

    6 places
    1. 1Bluecoat Trent AcademySecondary · Good
    2. 2Nottingham Free SchoolSecondary · Good
    3. 3Forest Fields Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · Good
    4. 4Scotholme Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · Good
    5. 5Haydn Primary SchoolPrimary
    6. 6Claremont Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · Good

    Health

    6 places
    1. 1Sherrington Park Medical PracticeGP practice
    2. 2Sherwood Rise Medical CentreGP practice
    3. 3The Medical Centre - Zulu RoadGP practice
    4. 4Carrington PharmacyPharmacy
    5. 5Radford Road PharmacyPharmacy
    6. 6Dental SurgeryDentist

    Food & drink

    2 places
    1. 1Aldi Basford NottinghamAldi · supermarket
    2. 2Lidl Sherwood Rise NottinghamLidl · supermarket

    Environment

    3 places
    1. 1John Farr Rest GardenPublic park · 0.2 ha
    2. 2Forest Recreation GroundPlaying field · 27 ha
    3. 3Bagthorpe GardensAllotments · 1.7 ha
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    Areas near Carrington

    • Bagthorpe Gardens
    • Sherwood Rise
    • Mapperley Park
    • Sherwood
    • Forest Fields
    • Arboretum
    • New Basford
    • Alexandra Park

    Postcodes in Carrington

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