NG3 5EJ Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mapperley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Lucknow Drive, Nottingham: 5 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Nottingham in 2026-27: Band D £2,755 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,837 | £2,143 | £2,449 | £2,755 | £3,368 | £3,980 | £4,592 | £5,511 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (51% of about 830 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 km (0.6 miles)
- National Dry Cleaners, Winchester Street, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Millennium Garage, 565 And 567 Woodborough Rd, Nottingham, NG3 5GG: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
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 5 addresses are between 122 m and 125 m above sea level (124 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 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ransom Road Top Mapperley | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Bus Station Nottingham | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | City Walls Road Parking | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp Pulse | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 20.7 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Welbeck Surgery | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sherwood Late Night Pharmacy | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 60 m |
| Hospital | Nottingham Woodthorpe Hospital (Nuh) | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Arnold Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Asda Mapperley - Woodborough Road PFS, Mapperley Cashzone | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Woodthorpe Grange Park 17 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coppice Recreation Ground 5.9 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodthorpe Allotments 4,810 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hunger Hill Gardens, Stonepit Coppice Gardens and Gorseyclose Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 850 m (0.5 miles) south. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hunger Hill Gardens, Stonepit Coppice Gardens and Gorseyclose Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Bagthorpe Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mapperley | Hill | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Sunrise Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Glade Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Holme Cut | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 5 |
4 of the postcode's 5 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Lucknow Drive.