NG2 5AS Rushcliffe
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gamston. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Adbolton Lane, Rushcliffe: 48 addresses
- Racecourse Road, Nottingham: 1 address
- Adbolton Lane, Rushcliffe: 1 address
- Adbolton Grove, West Bridgford: 1 address
- Regatta Way, West Bridgford: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Rushcliffe in 2026-27: Band D £2,643 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,762 | £2,056 | £2,350 | £2,643 | £3,231 | £3,818 | £4,405 | £5,287 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (53% of about 800 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: yes, Rushcliffe.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 134A Trent Boulevard, West Bridgford, permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 low and 8 very low.
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 52 addresses are between 20 m and 25 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 87%, ultrafast 87%, gigabit 87% of premises; 4% 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 | 2.7 km |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Skylarks Lady Bay | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Co-op West Bridgford Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Lady Bay (West Bridgford) evyve | 940 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 19.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Gamston Medical Ctr. | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ladybay Pharmacy | 780 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Davies Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Lings Bar Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | West Bridgford Police | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Pierrepoint, Holme Pierrepoint | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Trent Fields 15 ha | 480 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Holme Pierrepont National Water Sports Centre and Country Park 131 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,500 m² | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 237 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Colwick Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m north. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Colwick Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north |
| St John Baptist's Church and graveyard, Colwick | Scheduled monument | 610 m north |
| Old Trent Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Memorial Gardens, Nottingham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km west |
| Holme Pierrepont Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Holme Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Bridgford Covert | Wood | 2.1 km south |
| Meadow Covert | Wood | 2.7 km south |
| Wilford Hill | Hill | 3.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 30% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 53% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 42% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Adbolton Lane.