NG17 8DB postcode in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

NG17 8DB is a postcode in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, in the Greenwood & Summit ward of Ashfield. It is in the Ashfield parliamentary constituency and the Nottinghamshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Ashfield: 97% Typical price £188,000 Homes sold in NG17 8, last 12 months. ▼ 1.1% on the year before Nearest station Kirkby in Ashfield 50 m in a straight line

Where NG17 8DB is, and what is near it

Map of NG17 8DB and what is near it Map of NG17 8DB: its centre point, with the 264 other postcodes in the NG17 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. NG17 8AA: also in NG17 8NG17 8AH: also in NG17 8NG17 8AJ: also in NG17 8NG17 8AL: also in NG17 8NG17 8AN: also in NG17 8NG17 8AP: also in NG17 8NG17 8AQ: also in NG17 8NG17 8AR: also in NG17 8NG17 8AS: also in NG17 8NG17 8AX: also in NG17 8NG17 8AY: also in NG17 8NG17 8AZ: also in NG17 8NG17 8BF: also in NG17 8NG17 8BR: also in NG17 8NG17 8BW: also in NG17 8NG17 8BY: also in NG17 8NG17 8DA: also in NG17 8NG17 8DD: also in NG17 8NG17 8DE: also in NG17 8NG17 8DJ: also in NG17 8NG17 8DL: also in NG17 8NG17 8EE: also in NG17 8NG17 8EG: also in NG17 8NG17 8EH: also in NG17 8NG17 8EJ: also in NG17 8NG17 8EL: also in NG17 8NG17 8EN: also in NG17 8NG17 8RF: also in NG17 8NG17 8SZ: also in NG17 8NG17 8TD: also in NG17 8 2 bus stops, 350 mOutwood Academy Kirkby 450 m3 places, 500 m–1.1 kmSchool 700 mKirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8DB Map of NG17 8DB and what is near it Map of NG17 8DB: its centre point, with the 264 other postcodes in the NG17 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Bus stop 350 mKirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8DB
  • NG17 8DB
  • Other postcodes in NG17 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.1000, longitude -1.2520)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NG17 8DB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NG17 8DB?

Every home and business at NG17 8DB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Ashfield: 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Ashfield: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Ashfield.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at NG17 8DB?

BinDayBuddy does not read Ashfield District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Ashfield District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NG17 8DB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NG17 8DB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Ashfield

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NG17 8DB: 1,229 properties in Ashfield are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Ashfield

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NG17 8DB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NG17 8DB?

Homes in NG17 8 sold for a typical £188,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 137 sales, down 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£188,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£190,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £275,500 45 sales
  • Semi-detached £173,750 58 sales
  • Terraced £145,000 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NG17 district: a typical £185,000 from 748 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in NG17 8DB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NG17 8DB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at NG17 8DB

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at NG17 8DB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NG17 8DB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around NG17 8DB. Over half of them (89%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (22%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NG17 8DB

Band D in Ashfield for 2026‑27: £2,609. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,739 (band A) to £2,319 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,739.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 780 (89%)£1,739
Band Babout 80 (9%)£2,029
Band Cabout 20 (2%)£2,319
Band Dwithheld£2,609
Band Efewer than 5£3,188
Band Ffewer than 5£3,768
Band Gfewer than 5£4,348
Band Hwithheld£5,218

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 22% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for Ashfield before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NG17 8DB is in (ONS area E01027952), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NG17 8DB?

The nearest open schools to NG17 8DB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NG17 8DB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to NG17 8DB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NG17 8DB is Kirkby in Ashfield Rail Station, 50 metres away in a straight line.

  • Kirkby in Ashfield Rail Station Railway station 50 mWalk
  • Sutton Parkway Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Aldi, 47 m away.

More stations near NG17 8DB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near NG17 8DB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NG17 8DB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NG17 8DB?

2 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NG17 8DB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Bp Pulse Charging point · 8 chargers 100 mWalk
  • Bp Pulse Charging point · 4 chargers 350 mWalk
  • Raw Charging Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NG17 8DB?

The nearest to the centre of NG17 8DB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NG17 8DB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NG17 8DB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NG17 8DB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NG17 8DB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NG17 8DB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NG17 8DB?

The nearest vets to the centre of NG17 8DB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NG17 8DB in a conservation area?

The centre of NG17 8DB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NG17 8DB?

Police.uk records 176 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NG17 8DB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences66 reports
Anti-social behaviour34 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Public order7 reports
Other theft7 reports

Also: vehicle crime 6, other crime 5, possession of weapons 4, burglary 3, theft from the person 2, robbery 2, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for NG17 8DB

Ward
Greenwood & Summit
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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NG17 8TD50 mNG17 8AN120 mNG17 8BY120 mNG17 8RF130 mNG17 8AH140 mNG17 8DD150 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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