‘It can be loud when the football’s on, but you get used to it’
RESIDENTS TALK ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE IN MANSFIELD’S ‘CHEAPEST’ STREET
RESIDENTS living in Mansfield’s cheapest street for house prices have revealed what it’s like living next to a football stadium.
They have reported bottles and rubbish being thrown onto a nearby alley and “riots” being started by away club supporters.
However, they all say that they “love living here” and that, generally, the street doesn’t get much trouble.
Lord Street is adjacent to Mansfield Town FC’S One Call Stadium, sitting behind the ground’s unused Bishop Street stand.
A recent survey of house prices across Nottinghamshire found that the street had Mansfield’s lowest average sale price in 2020 – going for around £46,500.
And while residents living on the street have spoken about incidents to do with the football, most did not think the crowds played a part in the low prices.
Mandy Tolley, 50, grew up on Lord Street before moving away. However, she returned to the street around three years ago.
She says the area doesn’t “get much trouble” on match days and that she loves living on the street.
“I don’t mind living near the football stadium at all, I love living here,” she told the Post.
“It’s on the doorstep for work and it’s close to the town centre.
“We’re originally from here, I have lived on the street for three years but I lived here when I was younger too.
“It’s all parking permits now so we don’t get match-day traffic parking on the street, and we don’t get much trouble on match days.
“The stadium expansion if it happens will also not affect us too, only part of Bishop Street, but I don’t think that’s happening anytime soon.”
Another resident on the street, who wished to remain anonymous, spoke out about some of the incidents experienced on match days and how the last year has been “quiet”.
However, she believed the lower house prices are to do with the quality of the homes, rather than the location.
She said: “It has been quiet this last year, it can be quite loud when the football is on but you get used to it.
“It’s strange not having the football at the minute.
“The only real problem we have is that some clubs can start riots going up to the away end, and there is an alley right behind our homes.
“The away fans do throw things into the alley and into gardens but it’s only some clubs.
“If there’s a big match on and there’s a big crowd, but I want to go out at that time, I will hold back for an hour to let it die down.
“But I think the low prices are due to the way the houses are built and because they are old. I don’t think it’s to do with being close to the football stadium.”
A third resident, who also wished to remain anonymous, lives on the side of the street closest to the ground and said she sees “no real trouble”.
“I live a few houses from the top, near the stadium itself and there’s no real trouble at all,” she said.
“The only trouble is the rubbish on the passage behind the houses.
“I don’t think it’s a deprived area, I think it’s a really nice and I couldn’t tell you why the houses are so cheap.
“I wouldn’t live here if I didn’t like it, there are always a few bad people everywhere but they cause no issues.
“They’re doing up quite a few houses on the street and that might drive the prices up.
“I’ll be getting mine done if I get the chance.
“It’s a really nice area to live in.” The second-cheapest street for house prices in Mansfield was on Sandy Lane, where the average sale in 2020 was £50,000.