NG2 7YF Rushcliffe
Live postcode, introduced April 2008. Ward: Compton Acres. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- : 6 addresses
- : 3 addresses
- : 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Vernon Avenue, Meadows: 2 addresses
- : 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 (19% of about 1,050 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
- Eagle Press island site, Robin Hood Way: up to 42 homes, permissioned (820 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: 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: 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 14 addresses are between 22 m and 24 m above sea level (23 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 | Nottingham 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wilford Village Tram Stop | 570 m |
| Wilford Lane Tram Stop | 740 m | |
| Meadows Embankment Tram Stop | 850 m | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Vernon Avenue Wilford | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Queens Drive Park and Ride Cycle Park Hub | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 16.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Musters Medical Practice | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest My Local Chemist | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 860 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | West Bridgford Police | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Wilford, Wilford Lane Cashzone | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.7 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,580 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 21 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Wilfrid, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m north-west. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north-west |
| Memorial Gardens, Nottingham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 740 m north-east |
| Old Trent Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Rock cut houses S of Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-west |
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wilford Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-east |
| Sharphill Wood | Wood | 3.0 km south-east |
| Bridgford Covert | Wood | 3.0 km east |
| Sharp Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south-east |
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 3.2 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 13 |
1 of the postcode's 14 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.