Strelley Estate is a post
war housing estate located in the
Bilborough ward in the
City of Nottingham. The estate is located around from the
city centre
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and lies west of the
Broxtowe Estate, south of
Nuthall, east of the
Strelley Village
Strelley is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe and City of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. It is to the west of Nottingham. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 653. It is also the name of t ...
and north of
Bilborough. At the
2001 census, the estate had a population of 2,561.
Facilities
The Strelley Estate has a number of facilities located on Strelley Road including an
Asda supermarket, The Rose Inn, a police station and a recreation ground next to the
A6002 road
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, and there is a fish bar, a
Premier convenience store and a
chemist located on Flamsteed Road. Other facilities include the Djanogly Strelley Academy off Cranwell Road.
The Strelley Estate also includes the Nottingham Business Park and a tiny portion of the
M1. The Nottingham Belfry hotel is located next to the business park, as well as newly built housing around Princess Boulevard.
Demographics
According to the
2001 census data, the estate has a population of 2,561. A majority of the population is aged 25–44 who make up 29.2% of the population.
The census also shows that 91.8% of the population is
White British, as well as 0.9% being
White Irish and 0.8% being classed as
Other White. 3.1% of the population is
Mixed Race, 1.0% is
Asian or
Asian British and 2.2% is
Black or
Black British
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.
Religion
The
2001 census shows that 65.8% of the estate's population are
Christian
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and
Atheists make up 23% of the population. 0.7% of the population practice
Hinduism, and
Islam
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,
Sikhism and
Buddhism each score 0.5%. 8.8% of the population did not state their religion.
Strelley has The Ark Church located on Strelley Road, and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Church on Flamsteed Road.
Transport
;
35:
Nottingham → Derby Road →
QMC →
University Park →
Wollaton Vale →
Bilborough → Strelley →
Bulwell
35B:
Nottingham → Derby Road →
QMC →
University Park →
Wollaton Vale →
Bilborough → Strelley
77:
Nottingham → Alfreton Road →
Aspley Lane → Strelley
77C:
Nottingham → Alfreton Road →
Aspley Lane → Strelley →
Cinderhill
78:
Nottingham → Alfreton Road → Nuthall Road →
Broxtowe → Strelley
N77:
Nottingham → Alfreton Road →
Aspley Lane → Strelley →
Cinderhill →
Whitemoor
;
Nottingham Community Transport
L2:
Nottingham → Derby Road →
QMC →
Wollaton →
Bilborough → Strelley (Nottingham Business Park) → Assarts Farm Estate
L3:
Nottingham → Derby Road →
QMC →
Beechdale →
Bilborough → Strelley
References
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Areas of Nottingham