Bulwell Hall Estate is a

council estate Public housing in the United Kingdom, also known as council estates, council housing, or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011 when the number of households in private rental housing surpassed the number in so ...

in the

City of Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin ...

, and is located in the

Bulwell Bulwell is a market town in the City of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is south-west of Hucknall and to the north-west of Nottingham. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded the population of Bulwell at 29,771 which amounted ...

ward. The estate is located roughly from Bulwell and about from the

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. Surrounding areas include

Hucknall Hucknall, formerly Hucknall Torkard, is a market town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies 7 miles north of Nottingham, 7 miles south-east of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 9 miles from Mansfield and 10 miles south of Sutton-i ...

and Bestwood Village towards the north,

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to the east and Bulwell to the south. At the 2001 Census, the estate had a population of 2,181.

Facilities

Most facilities in the estate are located on Hucknall Road and include a Screwfix store, a car wash, a

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, a

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and takeaways as well as a

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, a

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and a care home located on Lawton Drive.

Demographics

According to the data of the 2001 Census, the estate has a population of 2,181, and a majority of the population are aged 25–44, who make up 28.7% of the population. The census also shows that 94.3% of the population is

White British White British is an ethnicity classification used for the native white population identifying as English, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, Northern Irish, or British in the United Kingdom Census. In the 2011 census, the White British population wa ...

, as well as 0.5% being White Irish and 1.3% being classed as

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. 2.0% of the population is

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, 0.3% is Asian or

Asian British British Asians (also referred to as Asian Britons) are British citizens of Asian descent. They constitute a significant and growing minority of the people living in the United Kingdom, with 6.9% of the population identifying as Asian/Asian Bri ...

and 1.6% of the estate's population is

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Black British Black British people are a multi-ethnic group of British citizens of either African or Afro-Caribbean descent.Gadsby, Meredith (2006), ''Sucking Salt: Caribbean Women Writers, Migration, and Survival'', University of Missouri Press, pp. 76� ...

Religion

The 2001 Census shows that 52.1% of the population are

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as well as Atheists who make up 31.% of the population. 0.3% of the population is

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, other religions make up 0.4% of the estate's population and 15.2% of the population haven't stated their religion.

Transport

Tram services

The Moor Bridge tram stop is located within the estate, and has frequent services to

and Toton Lane as part of NET's Line 1 service.

Bus services

The estate has frequent bus services that travel through Hucknall Road by several different bus companies, mostly services ran by

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References

{{reflist Areas of Nottingham