NG7 1DA Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Park Drive, Nottingham: 17 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: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 1 Castle Quay, permissioned (300 m)
- 2 And 3 Newcastle Chambers NG1 6HL, permissioned (640 m)
- 1, 1A &3 And 3A Canning Chambers, Canning Circus: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- Canal Quarter - Waterway Street, Traffic Street: up to 227 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Factory Willoughby Street, Prospect Place, not permissioned (820 m)
- Site of the Wilford Public House, Gritley Mews: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- 6 Victoria Street, NG1 2EW: up to 22 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Furniture Store, Sherwin Road, off Lenton Boulevard: up to 34 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 17 addresses are between 37 m and 42 m above sea level (39 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 | Nottingham 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Old Market Square Tram Stop | 710 m |
| Meadows Way West Tram Stop | 780 m | |
| Royal Centre Tram Stop | 790 m | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 72 within 800 m; nearest Palatine Street Castle Marina | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 850 m |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Cumberland Place Car Park | 450 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 17.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Parliament Street Medical Centre | 710 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Applegate Pharmacy | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Ropewalk Dental | 340 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Nottingham City Centre Police | 520 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,470 m² | 240 m |
| Play area | Collin Street Play Area 710 m² | 840 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 860 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard, a scheduled monument, 350 m south-west. 331 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 19 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard | Scheduled monument | 350 m south-west |
| Castle Museum and Art Gallery | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m east |
| Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 400 m east |
| Statue of Captain Albert Ball, Nottingham Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m east |
| Rock cut houses S of Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 430 m east |
| Nottingham Castle Gatehouse, Outer Bridge and Adjoining Gateway | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m east |
| Sheriff House | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north-east |
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 850 m north |
| Nottingham Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 2.9 km east |
| Arbour Hill | Hill | 3.0 km west |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 3.3 km east |
| Robin's Wood | Wood | 3.5 km north-west |
| Harrison's Plantation | Wood | 3.5 km west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km 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 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km 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 Park Drive.