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NG8 5EX

Basford · Nottingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Basford
Local authority
Nottingham
Constituency
Nottingham North and Kimberley
Postcode district
NG8
Postcode sector
NG8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG6 0JF 56 m
NG8 5EW 56 m
NG8 5ER 82 m
NG8 5EY 95 m
NG6 0HY 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG8 5EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG8
Postcode sector
NG8 5
Latitude
52.976426
Longitude
-1.186324
British National Grid easting
454,734
British National Grid northing
342,427

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Nottingham · E06000018
Electoral ward
Basford · E05012271
Parish or community
E43000016
Westminster constituency
Nottingham North and Kimberley · E14001411
Output area
E00069790
Lower layer super output area
Nottingham 009E · E01013833
Middle layer super output area
Nottingham 009 · E02002876

Postcode source versions

Explore NG8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
122
Primary
79
Secondary
16

  1. Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)

    Academy converter

    162 m

  2. Ellis Guilford School

    Academy sponsor led

    456 m

  3. Old Basford School

    Academy converter

    636 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,722
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,117
  • Anti social behaviour 669
  • Criminal damage and arson 538
  • Public order 482
  • Other theft 343

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

8 female, 14 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
1.0
NG8 5 residents
14,465

Age bands in NG8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.3%

3,367 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

1,799 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

3,991 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

3,246 residents

Age 65 and over
10.5%

1,451 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NG8 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

44

within 5 km

  • MELBOURNE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    MELBOURNE ROAD, ASPLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 5HL

    ODS code C84116

    437 m

  • CHURCHFIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD BASFORD HEALTH CENTRE, 1 BAILEY STREET, OLD BASFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 0HD

    ODS code C84034

    483 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE - ZULU ROAD

    2A ZULU ROAD, BASFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 7DS

    ODS code C84151

    950 m

  • LIME TREE SURGERY

    1 LIME TREE AVENUE, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 6AB

    ODS code C84694

    966 m

  • ASPLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    509 ASPLEY LANE, ASPLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 5RU

    ODS code C84091

    1.3 km

  • GREENFIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREENFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE, TERRACE STREET, HYSON GREEN, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 6ER

    ODS code C84676

    1.6 km

  • FAIRFIELDS PRACTICE

    GREGORY BOULEVARD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 5HY

    ODS code C84105

    1.6 km

  • HIGH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREGORY BOULEVARD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 5HY

    ODS code C84691

    1.6 km

  • SHERWOOD RISE MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 7AD

    ODS code C84628

    1.6 km

  • JRB HEALTHCARE BEECHDALE SURGERY

    439 BEECHDALE ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 3LF

    ODS code C84704

    1.8 km

  • HUCKNALL ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    KIBWORTH CLOSE, HEATHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1NA

    ODS code C84078

    1.9 km

  • SHERRINGTON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    402 MANSFIELD ROAD, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2EJ

    ODS code C84682

    2.4 km

  • LEEN VIEW SURGERY

    BULWELL RIVERSIDE CENTRE, MAIN STREET, BULWELL, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8QJ

    ODS code C84043

    2.5 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BULWELL RIVERSIDE CENTRE, MAIN STREET, BULWELL, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8QJ

    ODS code C84064

    2.5 km

  • RADFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE (KAUR)

    RADFORD HEALTH CENTRE, ILKESTON ROAD, RADFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 3GW

    ODS code C84117

    2.6 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    RADFORD HEALTH CENTRE, ILKESTON ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 3GW

    ODS code C84136

    2.6 km

  • THE ALICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CARNWOOD ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5HW

    ODS code C84695

    2.6 km

  • WOLLATON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 HARROW ROAD, WOLLATON PARK, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 1FG

    ODS code C84122

    2.6 km

  • WELBECK SURGERY

    481-491 MANSFIELD ROAD, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2JJ

    ODS code C84664

    2.6 km

  • SOUTHGLADE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTHGLADE ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5GU

    ODS code Y05622

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 44 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Basford Road

    BCT · Whitemoor

    0.1 miles

  • Basford Road

    BCT · Whitemoor

    0.1 miles

  • Basford Road H&R

    BCT · Basford

    0.1 miles

  • Bar Lane

    BCT · Cinderhill

    0.2 miles

  • Newport Drive

    BCT · Whitemoor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Nottingham 009E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,697 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

122 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 16 secondary schools. Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) is the nearest published school at 162 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,722 published events cover 12 months, averaging 476.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,117 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.