NG1 7FF Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Carrington Street, Nottingham: 22 addresses
- Unnamed street near Carrington Street, Lace Market: 18 addresses
- Canal Street, Nottingham: 1 address
- Lister Gate, Nottingham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Nottingham in 2026-27: Band D £2,755 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,837 | £2,143 | £2,449 | £2,755 | £3,368 | £3,980 | £4,592 | £5,511 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (38% of about 2,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Canal. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CANAL MUSEUM, grade II
- FELLOWS, MORTON AND CLAYTON PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- GATEWAY AND RAILINGS TO CANAL MUSEUM, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Canal Quarter - Arkwright Street East: up to 376 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Canal Quarter - Waterway Street, Traffic Street: up to 227 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 6 Victoria Street, NG1 2EW: up to 22 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Pemberton Street: up to 48 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Canal Quarter - Queens Rd, East of Nottingham Station, Queens Road: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- 2 And 3 Newcastle Chambers NG1 6HL, permissioned (560 m)
- Methodist Bridgeway Hall/ Salvation Army Site, not permissioned (570 m)
- 1 Wallet Street, Nottingham, NG2 3EL: up to 141 homes, permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 42 addresses are between 25 m and 27 m above sea level (26 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Nottingham 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 250 m |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Nottingham Station Tram Stop | 300 m |
| Old Market Square Tram Stop | 480 m | |
| Lace Market Tram Stop | 500 m | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 101 within 800 m; nearest Canal Street Nottingham | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 70 m |
| Car parks | 12 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 17.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Notspar | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Ceyx Pharmacy | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Orthoworld LTD | 430 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Nottingham City Centre Police | 580 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Barker Gate Rest Garden 1,580 m² | 580 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Collin Street Play Area 710 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Caves at Drury Hill, a scheduled monument, 230 m north-east. 417 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Caves at Drury Hill | Scheduled monument | 230 m north-east |
| Midland Railway Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-east |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| Willoughby House | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north |
| 19, Castle Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-west |
| Cellar under No 8, Castle Gate | Scheduled monument | 310 m north |
| Caves under Nos 3-7 Middle Pavement | Scheduled monument | 330 m north |
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-west |
| Nottingham Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 2.1 km east |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 2.5 km east |
| Arbour Hill | Hill | 3.8 km west |
| Mapperley | Hill | 3.9 km north |
| Bridgford Covert | Wood | 4.0 km south-east |
| Holme Cut | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 81% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 24% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 42% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 31% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Carrington Street.