NG5 9FB Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced May 2024. Ward: Bestwood. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Mattersey Terrace, Bestwood: 8 addresses
- Ridgeway, Nottingham: 2 addresses
- Collingham Crescent, Nottingham: 1 address
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 (95% of about 820 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
- Warren Hill Community Church, Muirfield Road, Arnold: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
- Warren Hill Community Church, Muirfield Road, Arnold: up to 6 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- Charles II Public House, Bestwood Park Drive West: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 100 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 | Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Hucknall 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Nottingham 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bulwell Forest Tram Stop | 2.0 km |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Bradwell Drive East Top Valley | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bulwell Bus Station | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | St Albans Road Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 22.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southglade Medical Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bestwood Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pedmore Valley Dental Practice | 340 m |
| Hospital | City Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Oxclose Lane Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Bargain Booze Beckhampton Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Hazel Hill Crescent Open Space 2,850 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bestwood Country Park 202 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Ridge Adventure Playground 7,570 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | Bagthorpe Allotments 2.1 ha | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 211 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Emmanuel Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 840 m north. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north |
| Bestwood Colliery engine house | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north |
| Bagthorpe Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church Plantations | Wood | 610 m north-east |
| Church Field Plantations | Wood | 650 m north |
| Glade Hill | Hill | 740 m south-east |
| Sunrise Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south |
| Moorbridge Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Leen Valley | Valley | 2.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the postcode's 11 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Mattersey Terrace.