Old Basford

Nottingham · East Midlands · population 7,935 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

19Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,530 of 6,856 in England
  • #470 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #15 of 37 in Nottingham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,931
Median age (est.)39
Density3,502per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above24%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 14%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 22%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 15%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary14%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 14%Black: 9%Mixed: 7%Other: 2%
White 68%Asian 14%Black 9%Mixed 7%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 42% · Christian 38% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 19%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Old Basford is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,530 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 37 in Nottingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (57) and lowest on Crime (7). Typical homes here, about £207,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 53% in five years (from 87 sales), in line with the wider Nottingham median of £200,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,526 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 93 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 22 · #5,366
Employment 17 · #5,681
Education 28 · #4,954
Health 18 · #5,605
Crime 7 · #6,353
Housing & access 57 · #2,932
Living environment 32 · #4,673

House prices ?

£207,000median (12m) · +15.0% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£207,00087+15.0%+53.3%
Detached£295,00023+13.5%+51.3%
Semi-detached£195,00043+4.6%+43.9%
Terraced£182,50018+13.9%+52.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£207,000
Nottingham£200,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,526±£4,850 · #5,489 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,085
Price-to-income ?6.2×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

44Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

93 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 737 offences
Nottingham130
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #4,661 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences315
Theft79
Burglary30
Vehicle crime48
Criminal damage & arson106
Public order & weapons76
Drugs36
Robbery13
Other34

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 171 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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