Dunkirk, Nottingham

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Dunkirk
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population10,920 (ward. 2011)
OS grid reference SK5483338302
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district NG7
Dialling code 0115
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52°56′20″N1°11′02″W / 52.939°N 1.184°W / 52.939; -1.184

Dunkirk is a residential area of Nottingham, England which is located to the south-east of the University of Nottingham and the Queen's Medical Centre. It is in the electoral ward of 'Dunkirk and Lenton', part of the Nottingham South constituency, with a population of 10,920 in the 2011 census. [1]

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While home to many permanent residents of Nottingham, the area also houses numerous students, including many international students, mainly from east and south-east Asia. The area has become increasingly popular in the last decade due to its proximity to the university.

Dunkirk has a nursery, primary school and the Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology; socially, there is the Old Lenton and Dunkirk Community Centre.

Dunkirk also has a small industrial area, next to the Nottingham Canal. Nottingham Science and Technology Park, Nottingham Science Park, [2] is also located in Dunkirk.

There is a large cinema and entertainment centre across the canal from Dunkirk, adjacent to Clifton Boulevard (A52 road).

Demography

Dunkirk has a population of just over 10,000, with the average household size being 2.90, and the population density per hectare is 20.90.

Dunkirk is ethnically mixed, with 60% of the people being White British and 40% being from various countries such as: 5.1% from Iran, 4.7% from India, 3.69% from Pakistan, 6.05% from China, 3.6% from Africa, 3.5% from the Caribbean and 2% from the Arab World.

36.3% of the population consider themselves Christian, 10.3% consider themselves Muslim, 2.8% are Hindu, 1.2% are Jewish, 1.9% are Buddhist and 1.4% are Sikh.

60.4% of the people are aged between 16-24 and 11.5% are 30–44, [3] highlighting Dunkirk's high student population due to its proximity to Nottingham's University Park Campus.

Healthcare

The Queens Medical Centre is an accident and emergency hospital situated in the area. Until 2012, the QMC was the largest hospital in the United Kingdom; it continues to be the largest teaching hospital in Europe. The hospital employs over 6,000 people and the total floor area of the main block is 30 square miles.

The QMC has an overhead bridge to the University of Nottingham main campus. Inside the QMC there is a hotel, academy, Costa, clothes shops and Amigos.

There is a stop for the Nottingham Express Tram at the Queen's Medical Centre.

Economy

Dunkirk is situated in an important economical zone for Greater Nottingham; along with neighbouring Beeston Rylands, it is home to a number of international and regional headquarters such as Games Workshop, Experian, Black Horse, CIS, Abbeyfield Estates, Specsavers, Arck, Coutts, Zurich, HSBC, Speedo, Bank of England, tcp, HBOS plc and Vision Express. [4]

Retail

Dunkirk's surrounding area is home to two retail parks, Castle Marina Retail Park and Riverside Retail Park. Castle Marina Retail Park is filled with a number of high-profile furniture shops, Costa, Sainsbury's and several eateries. Riverside Retail Park has a B&Q megastore, Next and Boots as well as a few high street units. [5] [6]

Neighbouring areas

Transport

Bus services in Dunkirk, Nottingham
Bus operatorLineDestination(s)Notes
Nottingham City Transport 34 Nottingham → Derby Road → QMC → University Park Campus [7]
48 Nottingham → Railway Station → Meadows → Electric Avenue → Clifton Bridge → Clifton (Southchurch Drive, Nobel Road) [8]
48X Nottingham → Railway Station → Meadows → Queen's Drive → Clifton Bridge → Clifton (Southchurch Drive, Nobel Road) [9]
49 Nottingham → Railway Station → Queen's Drive → NG2 Business Park → Electric Avenue → Clifton Bridge → Thane Road → Boots Factory [10]
49X Nottingham → Railway Station → Queen's Drive → NG2 Business Park → Queen's Drive → Clifton Bridge → Thane Road → Boots Factory [11]
53 Arnold → Daybrook → City Hospital → Basford → Western Boulevard → Jubilee Campus → QMC → Showcase Cinemas → Clifton [12]
53B Daybrook → City Hospital → Basford → Western Boulevard → Jubilee Campus → QMC → Showcase Cinemas → Clifton [13]
Trentbartoneighteen Nottingham → Beeston → Stapleford [14]
indigo Nottingham → Long Eaton → Derby / Briar Gate [15]
Skylink Nottingham Nottingham → Long Eaton → East Midlands Airport → Loughborough / Coalville [16]
20 Nottingham → Rylands → Beeston → Stapleford → Ilkeston → Heanor [17]
Nottingham Community TransportL64 Nottingham → QMC → Fabis Drive → Clifton [18]
W1 Nottingham → Castle Bridge Road → Lenton Lane Industrial Estate [19]
CentrelinkVictoria Bus Station → Maid Marian Way → Nottingham Train Station → Queen's Drive P&R [20]
Medilink City Hospital → Wilkinson Street P&R → QMC → Queen's Drive P&R [21]
University Hopperbus901 Nottingham (Weekends) → University Park → Showcase Cinemas → Clifton Lane → Sutton Bonington [22]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Nottingham Science Park".
  3. ↑ "Dunkirk and Lenton – UK Census Data 2011".
  4. ↑ "Ng2 – the Best Business Address in Nottingham, offices for sale, offices to let". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Riverside Retail Park, Nottingham".
  6. ↑ "Castle Marina Retail Park Nottingham".
  7. ↑ "Service 34 on Orange Line – City > Derby Road > QMC > University Park Campus". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Service 48 on Navy Line – City > Railway Station > Meadows > Electric Avenue > Clifton Bridge > Clifton (Southchurch Drive, Nobel Road)". Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Service 48X on Navy Line – City > Railway Station > Meadows > Queen's Drive > Clifton Bridge > Clifton (Southchurch Drive, Nobel Road)". Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Service 49 on Navy Line – City > Railway Station > Queen's Drive > NG2 Business Park > Electric Avenue > Clifton Bridge > Thane Road > Boots Factory". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Service 49X on Navy Line – City > Railway Station > Queen's Drive > NG2 Business Park > Queen's Drive > Clifton Bridge > Thane Road > Boots Factory". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Service 53 on Grey Line – Ring Road Service: Arnold > Daybrook > City Hospital > Basford > Western Boulevard > Jubilee Campus > QMC > Showcase Cinemas > Clifton". Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  13. ↑ https://www.nctx.co.uk/timetables-tickets-maps/buses-lines/bus/53B
  14. ↑ "Welcome – eighteen – run by trentbarton". Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Welcome – indigo – run by trentbarton".
  16. ↑ "Welcome – skylink Nottingham – run by trentbarton".
  17. ↑ "Welcome – 20 – run by trentbarton".
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  20. ↑ http://www.ct4nottingham.co.uk/centrelink/
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