NG6 8SU Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bulwell. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Stock Well, Nottingham: 67 addresses
- Calder Walk, 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 (99% of about 730 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)
- Old Town Hall, Highbury Road, permissioned (280 m)
- Stanton Tip - Hempshill Vale, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 9 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 70 addresses are between 45 m and 47 m above sea level (46 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 | Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 220 m |
| Hucknall 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Ilkeston 203,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bulwell Tram Stop | 290 m |
| Bulwell Forest Tram Stop | 910 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Cinderhill Tram Stop | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bulwell Bus Station | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bulwell Bus Station | 120 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spring Road Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 20.6 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Leen View Surgery | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riverside Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 124 126 Main Street (Dental Practice) | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Highbury Hospital | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Oxclose Lane Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 233-235 Main Street Lloyds Bank | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,460 m² | 220 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 950 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Snape Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Soldiers' Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| High Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Barker's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Leen Valley | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Moorbridge Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 59 | 70 |
11 of the postcode's 70 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 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Stock Well.