NG4 2DW Gedling
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Colwick. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Daleside Road East, Carlton: 55 addresses
- River Road, Carlton: 1 address
- Mile End Road, Carlton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Gedling in 2026-27: Band D £2,610 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,740 | £2,030 | £2,320 | £2,610 | £3,189 | £3,769 | £4,349 | £5,219 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (39% of about 510 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
- Sol Construction Ltd, Vale Road, Carlton: up to 44 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Meadow Road Industrial Site, Meadow Road, Carlton: up to 40 homes, pending decision (940 m)
- Meadow Road Industrial Site, Meadow Road, Carlton: up to 40 homes, pending decision (940 m)
- Breck Hill Road (146): up to 9 homes, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 7 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 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 24 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 57 addresses are between 21 m and 22 m above sea level (21 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 | Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Radcliffe (Nottinghamshire) 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Rectory Road Colwick | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Eccles Way, NG3 | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 21.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trentside Medical Group | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vantage Vale Chemist | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Netherfield Smile Centre | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Lings Bar Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Carlton Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Colwick Country Park 91 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.5 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 91 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St John Baptist's Church and graveyard, Colwick, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St John Baptist's Church and graveyard, Colwick | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Holme Pierrepont Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holme Cut | Lake or reservoir | 810 m south |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Harvey's Plantation | Wood | 3.3 km north |
| Gedling Wood | Wood | 3.5 km north-east |
| Mapperley | Hill | 3.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 57 |
27 of the postcode's 57 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Daleside Road East.