NG8 5FD Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Basford. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Tintern Drive, Nottingham: 29 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 A (100% of about 580 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
- The Irwin Business Centre, Church St, Old Basford: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Radford Road - Former Basford Gasworks: up to 101 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Corner of Nottingham Rd, Lincoln St, 450-452 Nottingham Road Old Basford: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- 561 Valley Road, NG5 1JG, permissioned (600 m)
- Adam Court (prev. Mayfair Court) North Gate: up to 58 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Vernon Road - Former Johnsons Dyeworks: up to 115 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- Wilkinson Street - Former PZ Cussons, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Site Of John Barleycorn, Nuthall Road, Nottingham: up to 15 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, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 addresses are about 47 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 | Bulwell 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| Nottingham 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Basford Tram Stop | 490 m |
| Wilkinson Street Tram Stop | 700 m | |
| David Lane Tram Stop | 790 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Radford Road Whitemoor | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bulwell Bus Station | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Perry Road Car Park | 810 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 600 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 19.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Churchfields Medical Practice | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Old Basford Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smilestyle Signature Dental Care | 520 m |
| Hospital | Highbury Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Radford Road Police Station | 930 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Nuthall Road Cashzone | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,020 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9,730 m² | 530 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 20 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Whitemoor Allotments 7.4 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Leodegarius and Attached Grave Enclosure, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Leodegarius and Attached Grave Enclosure | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north-east |
| Bagthorpe Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km east |
| Church Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quarry Holes Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Robin's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Soldiers' Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north |
| Martin's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km south-west |
| Leen Valley | Valley | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 29 | 29 |
None of the postcode's 29 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Tintern Drive.