NG7 5FT Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hyson Green & Arboretum. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Radford Road, Nottingham: 64 addresses
- Belper Road, Nottingham: 1 address
- Patterson Road, 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 (96% of about 670 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 1.0 km
- Hyson Green Community Centre, St Pauls Avenue: up to 12 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Alfreton Road - Forest Mill: up to 493 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Wilkinson Street - Former PZ Cussons, not permissioned (790 m)
- The White House, Beech Avenue, permissioned (900 m)
- Maville House, Maville Works, Beech Avenue: up to 36 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- St Peters Court, St Peters Street, Nottingham: up to 81 homes (1.0 km)
- Bobbers Mill Bridge - Bobbers Mill Industrial Estate: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Bobbers Mill Bridge - Land Adjacent to Bobbers Mill Industrial Estate: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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 66 addresses are between 41 m and 45 m above sea level (43 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 | 2.5 km |
| Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | The Forest Tram Stop | 180 m |
| Hyson Green Market Tram Stop | 230 m | |
| Noel Street Tram Stop | 330 m | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Claypole Road Hyson Green | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Bus Station Nottingham | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | Car Park on Upper College Street, NG1 | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 18.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairfields Practice | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medina Chemist | 30 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 30 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Radford Road Police Station | 800 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,840 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Chinese Bell Garden 7.1 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Forest Recreation Ground 27 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Windmill Gardens 8.0 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Nottingham Arboretum, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 910 m east. 46 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 910 m east |
| Church Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 930 m east |
| Medieval city wall | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Robin's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km west |
| Black Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north |
| Harrison's Plantation | Wood | 2.9 km west |
| Quarry Holes Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km north-west |
| Arbour Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south-west |
| Martin's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 35 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 66 |
54 of the postcode's 66 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 87% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 38% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Radford Road.