Top Valley is a largely residential area in the north west of Nottingham

Nottingham

Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

, England

England

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. It is located to the south of Rise Park

Rise Park, Nottingham

Rise Park is a suburb of Nottingham, approximately five to six miles from the City Centre. The estate was built during the early 1960s and comprises approximately 1500 homes, primarily privately owned houses and bungalows. There is a very small number of low rise flats on the estate...

, to the north and west of Bestwood, to the southwest of Bestwood Village

Bestwood Village

Bestwood Village is a village in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire.It is part of the civil parish of Bestwood St. Albans. A small part of the village falls within the Ashfield district council area...

 and to the east of Bulwell

Bulwell

Bulwell is an English market town approximately northwest of Nottingham city centre, on the northern edge of the city. The United Kingdom Census 2001 showed there were almost 30,000 people living in the Bulwell area, accounting for over 10% of the population of the city of Nottingham.-Early...

. It is approximately 4 miles from Nottingham City Centre

Nottingham City Centre

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.

Politics

Top Valley is represented by Nottingham City Council

Nottingham City Council

Nottingham City Council is the non-metropolitan district council for the unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire. It consists of 55 councillors, representing a total of 20 wards, elected every four years. It is led by Jon Collins, of the majority Labour Party. The deputy leader of the...

 and has two Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 and one Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 councillors. It lies in the Nottingham North

Nottingham North (UK Parliament constituency)

Nottingham North is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

 constituency and has been represented by Labour Party M.P.

Member of Parliament

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 Graham Allen since 1987. In the 2010 elections, he retained the seat with a majority of 8138.

Schools

Within the area is Big Wood Comprehensive School on Bewcastle Road and Top Valley School and Engineering College.