NG6 0AH Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Basford. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Rydal Grove, Nottingham: 53 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 (59% of about 860 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)
- Vernon Road - Former Johnsons Dyeworks: up to 115 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Corner of Nottingham Rd, Lincoln St, 450-452 Nottingham Road Old Basford: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- 561 Valley Road, NG5 1JG, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- The Irwin Business Centre, Church St, Old Basford: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 85 Arnold Road: up to 50 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Radford Road - Former Basford Gasworks: up to 101 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 18 addresses are in areas at high risk, 23 at medium risk and 11 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 52 homes the Environment Agency counts, 18 are in areas at high risk, 23 medium, 11 low and 0 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 53 addresses are between 39 m and 41 m above sea level (40 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Nottingham 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Hucknall 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Basford Tram Stop | 330 m |
| David Lane Tram Stop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Highbury Vale Tram Stop | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 59 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hadbury Road Basford | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bulwell Bus Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sainsbury's Perry Road Car Park | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 19.9 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Churchfields Medical Practice | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Old Basford Pharmacy | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | City Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Radford Road Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,730 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Heathfield Park 1.2 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Vernon Park 8.6 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Basford Allotments 3.4 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Leodegarius and Attached Grave Enclosure, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m (0.3 miles) south. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Leodegarius and Attached Grave Enclosure | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Bagthorpe Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Church Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Sunrise Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Quarry Holes Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Soldiers' Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Leen Valley | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Moorbridge Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 53 |
7 of the postcode's 53 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Nottingham: see them on the Nottingham page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 64% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Rydal Grove.