NG7 1GX Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Castle Bridge Road, Nottingham: 54 addresses
- Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham: 2 addresses
- Castle Marina Road, Nottingham: 2 addresses
- Lawrence Way, Nottingham: 1 address
- Castle Quay Close, Nottingham: 1 address
- Tinkersway, Nottingham: 1 address
- Castle Quay, Standard Hill: 1 address
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 (74% of about 1,090 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)
- 1 Castle Quay, permissioned (280 m)
- Site of the Wilford Public House, Gritley Mews: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Canal Quarter - Waterway Street, Traffic Street: up to 227 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Factory Willoughby Street, Prospect Place, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Furniture Store, Sherwin Road, off Lenton Boulevard: up to 34 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Eagle Press island site, Robin Hood Way: up to 42 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 12 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 62 addresses are between 24 m and 27 m above sea level (25 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 km (0.6 miles) |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Meadows Way West Tram Stop | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NG2 Tram Stop | 500 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Queens Walk Tram Stop | 810 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Marina Retail Park | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 17 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bridgeway Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peak Pharmacy | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Nottingham City Centre Police | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Nisa Chain Lane, Chain Lane | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,470 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Kings Meadow Nature Reserve 1.9 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard, a scheduled monument, 240 m north-west. 163 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard | Scheduled monument | 240 m north-west |
| Rock cut houses S of Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Castle Museum and Art Gallery | Listed building, Grade I | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Statue of Captain Albert Ball, Nottingham Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Nottingham Castle Outer Bailey Wall and Towers | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Nottingham Castle Gatehouse, Outer Bridge and Adjoining Gateway | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Nottingham Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Arbour Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Harrison's Plantation | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Thompson's Wood | Wood | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 3 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 6 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 47 | 51 |
15 of the postcode's 62 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 11 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Nottingham: see them on the Nottingham page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 72% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Castle Bridge Road.