Mapperley residents say they risk slipping over on loose tarmac as their road has been left to crumble away.
The steep Beech Avenue in Mapperley, connecting Plains Road to Shortcross Avenue, has reached a dilapidated state over the last two years.
A number of deep potholes and large sections of road damage can be seen up and down the hill, particularly towards the top travelling towards the main Road.
Residents say they have been contacting Nottinghamshire County Council about the growing ‘craters’ since January 2026 but were told by the authority’s highways team, VIA, that the potholes were not deemed a priority and were given a rough goal of June for road fixes.
But the road is getting ‘worse by the day’, with the hill often used as a cut-through to and from the main road, and loose tarmac scattered across has become a slip hazard for pedestrians.
Val Thompson, 78, who has lived in Beech Avenue for about 34 years, said she has been ringing the council for the past year about its worsening state.
She said: “It’s getting worse by the day because of the amount of traffic. I’m continually sweeping [the loose tarmac].
“We’re going in and out of the drive, I try to keep my neighbours’ drive clear, but I’m frightened also of people slipping.
“It’s a steep hill and, if they’ve got shoes on that haven’t got a grip, and they stand on these stones, they’re likely to fall.”
Mrs Thompson said she had become ‘frightened’ to walk down the hill, adding: “There’s more potholes than there are road aren’t there?… I’ve had people visit me in the last couple of weeks and they’ve all said this is the worst road they’ve been on.”
Mrs Thompson’s daughter, Lisa Brown, 57, said the road had become a ‘danger’ for her parents to drive on and that she had been contacting the authority since January but was told they wouldn’t be fixed until June as they were not a ‘priority’.
She said: “The one off Birkland Avenue – you can’t call that a pothole, it’s a crater… the whole length of the road is just atrocious.
“We’re just not happy with the timeframe, saying they’re not an immediate danger. They’re not normal little potholes, they’re deteriorating daily because it’s such a busy road and cars do race up and down because they use it as a cut through from Woodthorpe to Mapperley Top.”
Maria Ciliberti, 56, who now lives in her old family home on the road, said she had slipped on the lose tarmac while walking across the street. She added its condition had been deteriorating for around two years.
She said: “It has been filled over the years with a little bit of tarmac and it’s always come out with the weather, when it rains it always sort of disappears.
“It’s upsetting really because of the damage it’s doing to the cars… it’s affecting my car and my tyres, wearing my tyres out.”
With her job meaning she travels across the county, Ms Ciliberti said she thought her street was the “worst road” in Nottinghamshire for potholes.
In a statement to the LDRS, a spokesperson for the County Council said repairs can be expected “in the coming weeks”.
They said: “We’re aware of deterioration to the road surface on Beech Avenue and whilst it is not included in our current resurfacing plans, we are considering it for a future programme.
“Alongside this, the road has recently been inspected and some potholes have been identified for first-time permanent repairs to take place in the coming weeks.”
In April 2026, the County Council announced more than £181 million was being invested to tackle the poor state of Nottinghamshire roads in 2026/27 – the “largest investment ever made”.
The boost of cash comes after a September 2025 survey found about 38 percent of the county’s roads in ‘poor condition’, along with more than half of all road marking being in ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ condition.
