Basford
Ward in Nottingham, England
| Coordinates: | 52.984, -1.183 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 54 43 |
| Dialling code: | 0115 (Nottingham) |
Basford sits to the north of Nottingham city centre and blends Victorian terraced streets with post-war housing and pockets of green space along the old course of the River Leen. Its growth was shaped by the industrial era: framework knitting and hosiery, with later brickworks and rail-related employment, left a dense mix of working-class housing and former industrial sites that now host light industry and redevelopment projects.
Today the area feels like a neighbourhood in transition, with a busy local high street, community centres and parks alongside small industrial estates. A diverse population, reasonable transport links including tram and rail services via the Nottingham Express Transit, and proximity to neighbouring suburbs such as Bulwell give it a practical, residential character with a modest but active civic life.
Postcode districts covering Basford
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 24.8 miles
- Nottingham 1 mile
- Derby 13.2 miles
- Mansfield 11.2 miles
- Burton upon Trent 22.7 miles
- Chesterfield 21.2 miles
- Loughborough 15.1 miles
- West Bridgford 4.7 miles
- Long Eaton 7.9 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 10.3 miles
- Grantham 23.2 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 16.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Berridge Ward 0.9 miles
- Nottingham Built-up area 1 mile
- Aspley Ward 1.2 miles
- Bulwell Forest Ward 1.3 miles
- Leen Valley Ward 1.3 miles
- Bestwood Ward 1.4 miles
- Bulwell Ward 1.5 miles
- Sherwood Ward 1.5 miles
- Hyson Green & Arboretum Ward 1.6 miles
- Nuthall Parish 1.8 miles
- Nuthall East & Strelley Ward 1.8 miles
- Radford Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Basford
NG5 1RF, NG8 5DU, NG8 6AZ, NG6 0BH, NG6 0JU, NG8 5FJ, NG6 9JW, NG6 0JP, NG6 0GE … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 12.2 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 35.1 miles
- Bulwell Station 1.2 miles
- Nottingham Railway Station 3 miles
- Nottingham Bus Station 3 miles
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Schools in Basford
- Green Crescent School Independent - primary
- Heathfield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Old Basford School Primary
- Southwark Primary School Primary
- Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) Primary
Local points of interest
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 2.7 miles
- Meadow Lane Stadium 3.5 miles
- City Ground Stadium 3.7 miles
- Nottingham Racecourse Recreation 4 miles
- Clifton Hall Country house 5.3 miles
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 7 miles
- Field Mill Stadium 10.6 miles
- The Impact arena Stadium 11.2 miles
- Pride Park Stadium 12 miles
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 12.9 miles
- Sherwood Forest Forest 13.3 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 13.4 miles