NG7 1DB Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Park Drive, Nottingham: 11 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 1.0 km
- 1 Castle Quay, permissioned (350 m)
- 1, 1A &3 And 3A Canning Chambers, Canning Circus: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- 2 And 3 Newcastle Chambers NG1 6HL, permissioned (700 m)
- Factory Willoughby Street, Prospect Place, not permissioned (760 m)
- Canal Quarter - Waterway Street, Traffic Street: up to 227 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- Furniture Store, Sherwin Road, off Lenton Boulevard: up to 34 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- Site of the Wilford Public House, Gritley Mews: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (950 m)
- Alfreton Road - Forest Mill: up to 493 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 45 m above sea level.
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 | 1.1 km |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Old Market Square Tram Stop | 780 m |
| Royal Centre Tram Stop | 830 m | |
| Meadows Way West Tram Stop | 830 m | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 64 within 800 m; nearest ATS Castle Marina | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 940 m |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Car Park on Upper College Street, NG1 | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 470 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 | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Applegate Pharmacy | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Ropewalk Dental | 350 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Nottingham City Centre Police | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,470 m² | 150 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 710 m² | 860 m |
| Playing field | Radford Recreation Ground 2.3 ha | 870 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard, a scheduled monument, 330 m south. 314 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard | Scheduled monument | 330 m south |
| Castle Museum and Art Gallery | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m east |
| Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 480 m east |
| Nottingham Castle Gatehouse, Outer Bridge and Adjoining Gateway | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m east |
| Statue of Captain Albert Ball, Nottingham Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m east |
| Rock cut houses S of Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 520 m east |
| Sheriff House | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m north-east |
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 830 m north |
| Nottingham Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Arbour Hill | Hill | 2.9 km west |
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 3.0 km east |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 3.4 km east |
| Robin's Wood | Wood | 3.4 km north-west |
| Harrison's Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 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 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 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.