NG2 5JP Rushcliffe
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbey. 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 (48% of about 750 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
- John Germans Drovers, 37 Gordon Road, West Bridgford, permissioned (130 m)
- West Bridgford Depot, West Bridgford: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- West Bridgford Ambulance Station, Rectory Road, West Bridgford, permissioned (320 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 40 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 53 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 51 low and 2 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 | 2.5 km |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 66 within 800 m; nearest Test Match West Bridgford | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Exchange Road, NG2 | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 17.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Bridgford Medical Centre | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest S Singh Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | Lings Bar Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | West Bridgford Police | 340 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Melton Barber Cashzone | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,890 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bridgford Park 8.8 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | War Memorial Playing Field 3.6 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Test Match Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Test Match Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south-west |
| Old Trent Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Memorial Gardens, Nottingham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgford Covert | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Meadow Covert | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Wilford Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south |
| Sharphill Wood | Wood | 2.5 km south |
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north |
| Holme Cut | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 60 |
8 of the postcode's 60 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 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) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.