NG4 2QQ Gedling
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Trent Valley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Emerys Road, Carlton: 31 addresses
- Stoke Lane, Carlton: 1 address
- Shaw Gardens, 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 A (52% of about 980 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
- Highclere Lodge, Burton Road, Carlton: up to 20 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- Kenrick Street (15): up to 8 homes, permissioned (920 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 4 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 22 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 | Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Burton Joyce 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest William Close Gedling | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Bus Station Nottingham | 5.6 km |
| Car parks | Lambley Lane Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Trent VC Ltd. | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 23.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westdale Lane Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 920 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Shearing Hill (Dental Surgery) | 620 m |
| Hospital | Nottingham Woodthorpe Hospital (Nuh) | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Carlton Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Netherfield, Netherfield Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,120 m² | 290 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holme Pierrepont Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.6 km south. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holme Pierrepont Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gedling Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| New Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Harvey's Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Barron's Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Wicketwood Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north |
| Holme Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 33 |
1 of the postcode's 33 addresses is 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 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) | 81% | 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) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Emerys Road.