NG6 0FB Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Basford. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Nottingham Road, Nottingham: 46 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 1.0 km
- The Irwin Business Centre, Church St, Old Basford: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- 561 Valley Road, NG5 1JG, permissioned (130 m)
- Corner of Nottingham Rd, Lincoln St, 450-452 Nottingham Road Old Basford: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Vernon Road - Former Johnsons Dyeworks: up to 115 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Radford Road - Former Basford Gasworks: up to 101 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Adam Court (prev. Mayfair Court) North Gate: up to 58 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- 85 Arnold Road: up to 50 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 33 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 5 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 46 addresses are between 38 m and 40 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 2.5 km |
| Nottingham 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Hucknall 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Basford Tram Stop | 210 m |
| David Lane Tram Stop | 620 m | |
| Wilkinson Street Tram Stop | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Vernon Road Basford | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bulwell Bus Station | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sainsbury's Perry Road Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 19.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Churchfields Medical Practice | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Old Basford Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 690 m |
| Hospital | City Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Radford Road Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,890 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Heathfield Park 1.2 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Vernon Park 8.6 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Whitemoor Allotments 7.4 ha | 480 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Leodegarius and Attached Grave Enclosure, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m south-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 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* | 220 m south-west |
| Bagthorpe Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km east |
| Church Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Quarry Holes Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Sunrise Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Soldiers' Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north |
| Leen Valley | Valley | 3.4 km north |
| Moorbridge Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 21 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 46 |
44 of the postcode's 46 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Nottingham Road.