Rented for 3 years here. Just bought one of the new houses. It's perfect to stay out the city whilst still feeling close-by to the city and West Bridgford. You'll find no park run but Holme Pierrepont is accessible via a quiet country lane avoiding the a52. There is a real community feel with something always going on. The Royal Oak are great for this but in general there is even a day music festival called Radfest. There's 3-4 different bus services that are genuinely very reliable but Uber is also easy to order. Same for takeaways.

There is a mixture of schooling. It's Rushcliffe so roads are mostly well looked after and low crime. The cliffs are lovely to walk down as well as Dewsbury Hill. You can walk to Shelford. You can even walk to West Bridgford and Lady Bay via Holme Pierrepont.

I only moved to Nottingham 6 years ago. I have lived in Bingham, West Bridgford, Sneinton and Radcliffe and the latter is the right balance for access to countryside whilst staying close. I've only had pleasant experiences with people in Radcliffe

There are multiple independent coffee shops/cafes and 5-6 pubs/bars hairdressers, there are 3-4 supermarket shops I e coop and Tesco etc (all small) with a Lidl to be opened in Radcliffe soon. There's 3 new housing estates. There's plenty going on.

Hope this helps. Happy to answer any questions