NG7 5PP Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced October 2005. Ward: Hyson Green & Arboretum. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 (90% of about 1,130 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 (420 m)
- St Peters Court, St Peters Street, Nottingham: up to 81 homes (600 m)
- Alfreton Road - Forest Mill: up to 493 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Disused garage, Ilkeston Road, Opposite Cobden St: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Wilkinson Street - Former PZ Cussons, not permissioned (830 m)
- Bobbers Mill Bridge - Land Adjacent to Bobbers Mill Industrial Estate: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
- Bobbers Mill Bridge - Bobbers Mill Industrial Estate: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 28 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 88 addresses are between 43 m and 45 m above sea level (44 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 | 4.4 km | |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hyson Green Market Tram Stop | 470 m |
| The Forest Tram Stop | 550 m | |
| Noel Street Tram Stop | 650 m | |
| Bus stops | 32 stops within 400 m, 63 within 800 m; nearest Player Street Radford | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Bus Station Nottingham | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Car Park on Upper College Street, NG1 | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 17.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairfields Practice | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mary Potter Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Boulevard Dental Practice | 230 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Radford Road Police Station | 930 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Plugged Inn Notts Ltd | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,910 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,870 m² | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Windmill Gardens 8.0 ha | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is General Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.1 km south-east. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-east |
| Nottingham Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km east |
| Medieval city wall | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Robin's Wood | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Harrison's Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km west |
| Black Wood | Wood | 2.7 km north |
| Arbour Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south-west |
| Martin's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km west |
| Quarry Holes Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 27 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 88 |
62 of the postcode's 88 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 | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.