NG7 1BX Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Tattershall Drive, Nottingham: 28 addresses
- Clare Valley, Nottingham: 3 addresses
- Cavendish Road East, Nottingham: 2 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 D (34% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, The 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 1, 1A &3 And 3A Canning Chambers, Canning Circus: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 1 Castle Quay, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 2 And 3 Newcastle Chambers NG1 6HL, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Factory Willoughby Street, Prospect Place, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Alfreton Road - Forest Mill: up to 493 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Canal Quarter - Waterway Street, Traffic Street: up to 227 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Furniture Store, Sherwin Road, off Lenton Boulevard: up to 34 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 33 addresses are between 34 m and 45 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Old Market Square Tram Stop | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Royal Centre Tram Stop | 750 m (0.5 miles) | |
| NTU Tram Stop | 830 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 63 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Canning Circus | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Car Park on Upper College Street, NG1 | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 17.5 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Radford Medical Practice (Kaur) | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Applegate Pharmacy | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Ropewalk Dental | 240 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Canning Circus Police Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,470 m² | 200 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Radford Recreation Ground 2.3 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Moorfield Allotment Gardens 4.0 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Nottingham Playhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 334 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade I and 18 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Playhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Cathedral Church of St Barnabas and Attached Boundary Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard | Scheduled monument | 470 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Sheriff House | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Medieval city wall | Scheduled monument | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Nottingham Castle Gatehouse, Outer Bridge and Adjoining Gateway | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 680 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Nottingham Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Arbour Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Robin's Wood | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Harrison's Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 33 | 33 |
None of the postcode's 33 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Tattershall Drive.