NG15 7PN Ashfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hucknall South. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Butlers Close, Hucknall: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Butlers Close, Butler's Hill: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Butlers Close, Butler's Hill: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Ashfield in 2026-27: Band D £2,609 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,739 | £2,029 | £2,319 | £2,609 | £3,188 | £3,768 | £4,348 | £5,218 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (35% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- MB House, Woodstock Street, Hucknall, NG15 7SP: up to 9 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Factory site on Bolsover Street, Hucknall: up to 6 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Bamkins Factory, King Edward Street, Hucknall, pending decision (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Land Adjacent, 590, Moor Road, Hucknall: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 66 m above sea level.
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 | Hucknall 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Newstead 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Butler's Hill Tram Stop | 340 m |
| Hucknall Tram Stop | 860 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Moor Bridge Tram Stop | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beardall Street Broomhill | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bulwell Bus Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Piggins Croft Car Park | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 24 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oakenhall Medical Pract | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hucknall Dental Care | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | The Park Hospital | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Hucknall Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Portland Road, Hucknall Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Leen Valley Country Park 32 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Butlers Hill Allotments 1.0 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 33 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bestwood Colliery engine house, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bestwood Colliery engine house | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Congel Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Cobbler's Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Home Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Moorbridge Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Leen Valley | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the postcode's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Ashfield: see them on the Ashfield page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 39% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Butlers Close.