NG16 3BB Broxtowe
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eastwood St Mary's. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Wellington Street, Eastwood: 37 addresses
- Nottingham Road, Eastwood: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Wellington Street, Eastwood: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Broxtowe in 2026-27: Band D £2,618 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,745 | £2,036 | £2,327 | £2,618 | £3,200 | £3,782 | £4,364 | £5,236 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (76% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Eastwood. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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 1.0 km
- Eastwood & District Victory Club Walker Street Eastwood, permissioned (330 m)
- Walker Street Eastwood, not permissioned (340 m)
- 132 Chewton Street Eastwood, permissioned (870 m)
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 39 addresses are between 90 m and 103 m above sea level (96 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 | Langley Mill 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Ilkeston 203,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Alexandra Street Eastwood | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Canal Stret Ilkeston | 4.7 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Hollies Car Park | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 20.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Eastwood Primary Care Centre, Church Street Site | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Eastwood Health | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 190 m |
| Hospital | Heanor Memorial Hospital 2 | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Eastwood Police Station | 190 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Eastwood Plumbtree Way, Eastwood Cashzone | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Mansfield Road Park 2.1 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Coronation Park 7.0 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coneygrey Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Colliers Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Erewash Valley | Valley | 1.8 km south |
| Hunt's Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north |
| Saints Coppice | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Moorgreen Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 10% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 2 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 Wellington Street.