Living in Basford

For Basford, the regional median gross salary was €2,888 per month at the end of 2024. Basford registered an unemployment rate of 4.1% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Median gross salary (region)2,888EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,185EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate4.1%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime12,492incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables

Higher unemployment than 71% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 89% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other United Kingdom city that publishes it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Basford?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Basford. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	24.02 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	BT Full Fibre 150²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack¹⁷Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,185 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹³Official · county

Is Basford a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–66%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–66%

Student27%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 15–39%

Family39%strong on family, weak on cost · range 27–51%

Retirement36%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–51%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Basford is 4.1%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Basford 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,888 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.1 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹¹Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Basford?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,202of €2,423 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
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Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,423
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €1,185
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30	− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30	− €13
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,202

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Basford. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Basford. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	1 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)⁴Official
Schools	2 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)⁴Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Basford's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Safety

Crime incidents numbered 12,492.3 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

Recorded crime across major citiesBasford highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267

Bristol13,099

Liverpool12,409

Leeds11,462

Birmingham11,416

Leicester11,001

Sheffield9,693

Cardiff9,379

Belfast9,156

Coventry8,836

Glasgow757

Edinburgh549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	12,492 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁶Official · county

Mobility and administration

Basford's nearest airport was EMA, 18 km away and offered 57 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	57 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	EMA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 4.3°C in January to 16.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 59.1 mm in January and 65.2 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Basford is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Basford 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.9 · Feb 7.7 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 13.2 · May 16.4 · Jun 19.2 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 7.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.6 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 3 · Apr 4.8 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.3 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 9 · May 11.9 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 16.7 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 7 · Dec 4.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 59.1 · Feb 49.8 · Mar 45.5 · Apr 47.6 · May 49.8 · Jun 66.7 · Jul 65.2 · Aug 63.6 · Sep 57.4 · Oct 71.7 · Nov 69.5 · Dec 69.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Kingston upon Hull ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.1 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Basford

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Gedling as a Basford alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,321 Gedling vs 12,492 Basford−57%
Unemployment: 3.7% Gedling vs 4.1% Basford−10%
Median gross pay, region: €2,898 Gedling vs €2,888 Basfordsame level

Full comparison More about Gedling

Wokingham as a Basford alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 176 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 12,492 Basford−69%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €2,888 Basford+34%
Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 4.1% Basford−37%

Full comparison More about Wokingham

Cities near Basford

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Nottingham Commuting Zone · 2.9 km away

Salary: 3,391 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Basford under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Basford part of Nottingham?

Basford is in the published commuting zone of Nottingham; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Nottingham city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁸

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Basford?

The median gross salary is 2,888 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

What is the unemployment rate in Basford?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 %. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is the air quality good in Basford?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables.

How safe is Basford?

Police recorded 12,492 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3).

Is Basford a good place to live?

Basford may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Basford part of Nottingham?

Basford is in the published commuting zone of Nottingham; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Basford?

Nottingham, Arnold, Carlton (Gedling), Gedling, Kimberley are near Basford. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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