NG7 4FL Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hyson Green & Arboretum. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Russell Street, Nottingham: 139 addresses
- Tennyson Street, Nottingham: 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 (61% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Gamble Street-Alfreton Road. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- KIRKS FACTORY WITH CHIMNEY AND BOILERHOUSE, grade II
- Provident Works, Office and boundary walls, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Alfreton Road - Forest Mill: up to 493 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 1, 1A &3 And 3A Canning Chambers, Canning Circus: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Hyson Green Community Centre, St Pauls Avenue: up to 12 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- Police garage and offices, 24-30 Shakespeare Street, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 140 addresses are between 68 m and 74 m above sea level (72 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 | 1.8 km |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | High School Tram Stop | 430 m |
| NTU Tram Stop | 570 m | |
| The Forest Tram Stop | 720 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Newdigate Street Radford | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Bus Station Nottingham | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Car Park on Upper College Street, NG1 | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 18.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Radford Medical Practice (Kaur) | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Applegate Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 690 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Canning Circus Police Station | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Ntsu the Venue Bar | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Chinese Bell Garden 7.1 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,240 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Forest Recreation Ground 27 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,810 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 8.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is General Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 350 m south-east. 178 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 350 m south-east |
| Nottingham Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 540 m north-east |
| Cathedral Church of St Barnabas and Attached Boundary Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south-east |
| Nottingham Playhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south-east |
| Arkwright Building, Nottingham Trent University | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m east |
| Medieval city wall | Scheduled monument | 830 m south-east |
| Newton Building at Nottingham Trent University | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m east |
| Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Cellar under No 8, Castle Gate | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Robin's Wood | Wood | 2.8 km west |
| Black Wood | Wood | 2.9 km north |
| Arbour Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south-west |
| Harrison's Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km west |
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 3.3 km east |
| Martin's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 | 129 | 140 |
11 of the postcode's 140 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 | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 89% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 19% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 24% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Russell Street.