Is Radford in Nottingham Rough?
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Hi mate. I've been at trent uni for 3 years now.. 4th year soon.
Not to put you off.. but Radford is a horrible place. It's one of the worst places in Nottingham I've been to. I really would consider somewhere else if you can. Do you have any other options?
Not to put you off.. but Radford is a horrible place. It's one of the worst places in Nottingham I've been to. I really would consider somewhere else if you can. Do you have any other options?
Hard to say really, but it's full of ethnic minority's and mostly locals.. so not many students. It's just one of the poorer areas and with that comes crime, rough people etc.
My mate lived there in 1st year and to be honest I didn't feel particularly safe walking through there... would definitely not walk through there at night. There was (probably still is), a gun shop opposite his halls as well which i think summed the area up mate.
My mate lived there in 1st year and to be honest I didn't feel particularly safe walking through there... would definitely not walk through there at night. There was (probably still is), a gun shop opposite his halls as well which i think summed the area up mate.
Just had a look where it is, looks like it's in the middle of the arboretum, which is right next to town. That's a much better area and is where i'm living for 4th year. Not to sure whether it's the most popular, but it's in a great spot right near the SU as well. I guess it depends on which campus you're studying on as well?
Good Areas:
- Arboretum
- West Bridgford
- Clifton CAMPUS (not the area.. it's rough)
- The Park
Bad Areas:
- Radford
- St Anns (horrible.)
- Meadows
Anywhere located near to town is alright.. it's a couple of the outskirts which aren't great.
Good Areas:
- Arboretum
- West Bridgford
- Clifton CAMPUS (not the area.. it's rough)
- The Park
Bad Areas:
- Radford
- St Anns (horrible.)
- Meadows
Anywhere located near to town is alright.. it's a couple of the outskirts which aren't great.
It's not the greatest area in the world but it's far from the worse place you could go in Nottingham
so what do you consider the worst areas in nottingham?
i lived in snapewood bulwell for the first 19 years of my life and acording to some searchs on the net its now considering a no go area at night
it wasnt really that rough when i lived there and i knew all the rough people in snapewood since beeing a toddler, non of them were the type who would randomly mug or beat someone up for the hell of it
the meadows ,st annes , broxtowe , radford and bestwood were probably considered the worst areas.
sounds good odds, lol
It's not as bad as people make out, but it's not exactly a great place. It's similar to St Annes really, around the same level of roughness. There's usually quite a few chavs/dealers around.
It is next to the arb though, and that's an awesome place
I'd say St Annes, Meadows, Radford, Sneinton, I'm not sure about Broxtowe as I've never been there, and I've only been to Bestwood a few times so I'm not sure about that. Sherwood would be coming up in that list, and possibly Daybrook depending on where abouts you are, but it's usually not that bad.
It is next to the arb though, and that's an awesome place
I'd say St Annes, Meadows, Radford, Sneinton, I'm not sure about Broxtowe as I've never been there, and I've only been to Bestwood a few times so I'm not sure about that. Sherwood would be coming up in that list, and possibly Daybrook depending on where abouts you are, but it's usually not that bad.
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so what do you consider the worst areas in nottingham?
i lived in snapewood bulwell for the first 19 years of my life and acording to some searchs on the net its now considering a no go area at night
it wasnt really that rough when i lived there and i knew all the rough people in snapewood since beeing a toddler, non of them were the type who would randomly mug or beat someone up for the hell of it
the meadows ,st annes , broxtowe , radford and bestwood were probably considered the worst areas.
Pretty much the areas you've just said
To be fair though I can't really comment on student accommodation anywhere in the area as I've never looked to live in student digs. My views are based on the quality of the regular housing market in the area and on working. There are plenty of areas I'll happily leave my van unlocked (for ease of access when I'm toing and froing all day) but none of them are really populated by many students.
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Radford has plenty of students in it, you'll be fine as long as you stay sensible like not going out on your own and wandering the streets in the middle of the night.
This is what im worried about, when im coming from a night out, I generally walk instead of get a taxi.
Having lived in Clifton my whole life, I thoroughly disagree. Clifton is a very large place, with a lot of people. A lot of those people are also short of a bob or two, but I would certainly say that it's not rough. Certainly not near the University campus itself. All my uni mates much preferred Clifton to the other available places to live (WB was popular too). Quite a few actually now live in Clifton.
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put it this way, whenever i drive through it i always lock my doors but saying that whenever i have driven through it i've never seen any bother. i wouldn't live there by choice though.
but saying that whenever i have driven through it i've never seen any bother. i wouldn't live there by choice though.