NG2 5BA Rushcliffe
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lady Bay. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 (54% of about 690 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 1.0 km
- Former Filling Station, Radcliffe Road, West Bridgford: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Former Filling Station, Radcliffe Road, West Bridgford: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- City Ground and surrounding car park: up to 170 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 134A Trent Boulevard, West Bridgford, permissioned (580 m)
- Waterside - Freeth Street: up to 450 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Waterside - Meadow Lane: up to 525 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- West Bridgford Ambulance Station, Rectory Road, West Bridgford, permissioned (890 m)
- Waterside - Daleside Road, Trent Lane Basin: up to 350 homes, permissioned (890 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 1 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 30 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 30 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 24 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 | Nottingham 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Nottingham Station Tram Stop | 1.6 km |
| Queens Walk Tram Stop | 1.7 km | |
| Meadows Embankment Tram Stop | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Woodland Road Lady Bay | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Musters Road | 580 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Lady Bay (West Bridgford) evyve | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 18.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Georges Med Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ladybay Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 690 m |
| Hospital | Lings Bar Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | West Bridgford Police | 840 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Mfg - Pierrepoint, Holme Pierrepoint | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Trent Fields 15 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,580 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,500 m² | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Trent Bridge, a scheduled monument, 620 m west. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Trent Bridge | Scheduled monument | 620 m west |
| Memorial Gardens, Nottingham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-west |
| St John Baptist's Church and graveyard, Colwick | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Caves at Drury Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Bridgford Covert | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| Meadow Covert | Wood | 2.8 km south-east |
| Holme Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km east |
| Wilford Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 11 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 39 |
33 of the postcode's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.