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County or areaNottinghamshire
Postcode districtNG6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:38 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:15 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,436 residentsin the Basford Park Lane census areaMedian age 35.83,676 households45% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright29% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,765 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 19%, education 8%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 49% go by car, 15% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C693 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October31 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMapperley Hallhistoric site · 1.7 miDerby Road drill hall, Nottinghamhistoric site · 2.2 miSoldiers' Hillhill · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.5 miSunrise Hillhill · 1.0 miLeen Valleyvalley · 1.8 miCurious Aboutwalk or trail · 2.6 miBlack Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHeathfield Parkpark · under a mileBroxtowe Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 47 haVernon Parkplaying field · within reach · 9 haBestwood Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 202 haSouthglade Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 27 haBar Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes154 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202550 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 14 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,861 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHighbury Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryChurchfields Medical Practice43 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyOld Basford Pharmacy31 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationRadford Road Police StationNottingham1.1 miCash machineBarclays Bank Cash Machine4 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi66 schools43 primary, 10 secondary, 8 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 3 otherIndependentGreen Crescent Schoolages 4-11, 215 pupilsright herePrimarySouthwark Primary Schoolages 3-11, 624 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEllis Guilford Schoolages 11-16, 1,171 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNottingham College2.7 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA12 miRailway stationBulwell1.2 miTramDavid Lane Tram StopBasfordunder a mileBus stationBulwell Bus Station1.2 miBus stops204 within a mileCar parkSainsbury's Perry Road Car ParkNottinghamunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseNottingham2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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