A narrow Nottingham street soon to be flanked by a series of large apartment blocks has been labelled a 'student colony' by local residents. Traffic Street, on the edge of Nottingham city centre near the city's railway station, was traditionally known for its brick warehouses, occupied by electricians, plumbers and furniture traders.
But over recent years these have rapidly given way to a more striking setting, with one side of the street now a vast wall of student accommodation. The Vantage, a 12-storey building housing 462 bedrooms, and the multi-storey 10 Traffic Street have already opened to student tenants, while construction workers are making the finishing touches to other neighbouring blocks.
On the other side of the street, machinery is now clearing the recently demolished Enterprise Car & Van Hire building in preparation for a new 297-bedroom student accommodation building. Land next to this site facing onto Wilford Road is also earmarked for a 19 storey 356-room student tower, all of which a conservationist says will create a 'claustrophobic tunnel'.
