NG5 2EF Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mapperley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Mansfield Road, Nottingham: 67 addresses
- Ebers Road, Nottingham: 15 addresses
- Magdala Road, Nottingham: 3 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 (44% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Mapperley Park and Alexandra Park. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- 2A Sherwood Rise, Nottingham: up to 6 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Former Elms School, off Cranmer Street: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- 26 - 28 Corporation Oaks, Nottingham NG3 4JY: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Maville House, Maville Works, Beech Avenue: up to 36 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- The White House, Beech Avenue, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 3 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 86 addresses are between 55 m and 59 m above sea level (56 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 | 2.8 km |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Noel Street Tram Stop | 1.2 km |
| High School Tram Stop | 1.2 km | |
| Beaconsfield Street Tram Stop | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Hucknall Road Carrington | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Bus Station Nottingham | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mercure Nottingham Sherwood Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 920 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 19.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sherrington Park Medical Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Carrington Pharmacy | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Holly Tree House Dental Practice | 0 m |
| Hospital | City Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Radford Road Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Bt Kiosk O/s 335 Mansfield Road / New Road- Nottingham | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest John Farr Rest Garden 2,320 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7,600 m² | 560 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,220 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Forest Recreation Ground 27 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bagthorpe Gardens 1.7 ha | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bagthorpe Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 760 m north. 45 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bagthorpe Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 760 m north |
| Church of St Andrew and Boundary Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south |
| Church Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 820 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Mapperley | Hill | 2.1 km north-east |
| Sunrise Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north |
| Glade Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north |
| Martin's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km west |
| Leen Valley | Valley | 5.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 58 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 86 |
85 of the postcode's 86 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 78% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 62% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 19% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Mansfield Road.