Bestwood
Ward in Nottingham, England
| Coordinates: | 53.001, -1.161 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 56 45 |
| Dialling code: | 0115 (Nottingham) |
Bestwood sits a few miles north of Nottingham, blending suburban housing with significant green space such as Bestwood Country Park. The ward’s landscape and identity owe much to its 19th‑century coal‑mining past and the surrounding estate, with historic features like Bestwood Lodge and remnants of colliery infrastructure giving the area a strong sense of place.
Today Bestwood is socially mixed, with a combination of council and private housing, local shops, community centres and regular bus links into the city. Recent regeneration and community initiatives have concentrated on improving housing and services while celebrating the mining heritage and the conservation character of nearby Bestwood Village, making it a neighbourhood where green‑belt countryside and urban life meet.
Postcode districts covering Bestwood
Most populated places nearby
- Nottingham 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Derby 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Mansfield 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Burton upon Trent 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Chesterfield 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Loughborough 16.4 miles26.4 km
- West Bridgford 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Long Eaton 9.3 miles15 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Grantham 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Newark-on-Trent 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Worksop 21.6 miles34.8 km
Neighbouring places
- St. Albans Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Bulwell Forest Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Daybrook Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Sherwood Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Basford Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Woodthorpe Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Ernehale Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Redhill Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Arnold Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bestwood St. Albans Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Berridge Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bestwood Village Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
Example postcodes in Bestwood
NG5 9EE, NG5 5JX, NG5 5PX, NG5 9ED, NG5 5LR, NG5 8SG, NG5 5QH, NG5 9NB, NG5 5RR … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 33.9 miles54.5 km
- Bulwell Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hucknall 3 miles4.8 km
- Nottingham Bus Station 3.8 miles6 km
Hotels near Bestwood Ad
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Nottingham - Gateway 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Orchard Hotel & Restaurant 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Holiday Inn Nottingham 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Heritage Mews 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Leonardo Hotel Nottingham 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Park Plaza Nottingham 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- The Bowman by Greene King Inns 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Best Western Plus Nottingham City Centre 4 3.1 miles5.1 km
- The Jubilee Hotel & Conferences 3 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Hogs Head Hotel 4.8 miles7.7 km
Schools in Bestwood
- Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Henry Whipple Primary School Primary
- Robin Hood Primary School Primary
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Meadow Lane Stadium 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Nottingham Racecourse Recreation 4.3 miles6.9 km
- City Ground Stadium 4.4 miles7 km
- Clifton Hall Country house 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 8 miles12.9 km
- Field Mill Stadium 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Impact arena Stadium 11.2 miles18 km
- Southwell Racecourse Recreation 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Sherwood Forest Forest 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Hardwick Hall Country house 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Rufford Abbey Historic site 13.2 miles21.2 km