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Bestwood

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North Nottingham. About 17,560 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bestwood, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
17,065
422nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.6%
2,395th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bestwood 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. Bestwood is 17,065.
17,0656th highest
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%. Bestwood is 99.9%.
99.9%joint highest
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%. Bestwood is 7.2%.
7.2%6th highest
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%. Bestwood is 64.6%.
64.6%7th 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 Bestwood 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
Bestwood in brief

Bestwood had 17,065 usual residents at the census.

In Bestwood, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bestwood, 7.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.6% of residents in Bestwood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.