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Basford

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North Nottingham. About 16,589 people in 3.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Basford, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
16,367
526th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.7%
1,426th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Basford compares

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Population20 wards, Nottingham · 2021
Population: every ward in Nottingham20 areas from 9,911 to 23,340. The middle area is 16,523. Basford is 16,367.
16,3679th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Nottingham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Nottingham20 areas from 87.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.5%. Basford is 98.3%.
98.3%joint 8th lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Nottingham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Nottingham20 areas from 2.6% to 8.4%. The middle area is 6.1%. Basford is 5.9%.
5.9%10th lowest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Nottingham · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Nottingham20 areas from 59.4% to 90.3%. The middle area is 67.6%. Basford is 66.7%.
66.7%10th lowest

Figures for the whole of Nottingham

These figures are published for the whole of Nottingham, not for each ward, so they describe all of Nottingham and not Basford alone. See Nottingham

Average house price
£190,200
Down 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£30,798
3rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
33.7
20th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Basford in brief

Basford had 16,367 usual residents at the census.

In Basford, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Basford, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.7% of residents in Basford were aged 15 to 64 at the census.