NG5 2LA postcode in Nottingham, England

NG5 2LA is a postcode in Nottingham, in the Sherwood ward. It is in the Nottingham East 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. Nottingham: 97% Typical price £235,278 Homes sold in NG5 2, last 12 months. ▲ 1% on the year before Nearest station Nottingham 3.7 km in a straight line

Where NG5 2LA is, and what is near it

Map of NG5 2LA and what is near it Map of NG5 2LA: its centre point, with the 145 other postcodes in the NG5 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NG5 2AA: also in NG5 2NG5 2AB: also in NG5 2NG5 2AD: also in NG5 2NG5 2AE: also in NG5 2NG5 2AF: also in NG5 2NG5 2AG: also in NG5 2NG5 2AH: also in NG5 2NG5 2AJ: also in NG5 2NG5 2AL: also in NG5 2NG5 2AN: also in NG5 2NG5 2AP: also in NG5 2NG5 2AR: also in NG5 2NG5 2AS: also in NG5 2NG5 2AT: also in NG5 2NG5 2AU: also in NG5 2NG5 2AW: also in NG5 2NG5 2AY: also in NG5 2NG5 2AZ: also in NG5 2NG5 2BA: also in NG5 2NG5 2BD: also in NG5 2NG5 2BE: also in NG5 2NG5 2BF: also in NG5 2NG5 2BG: also in NG5 2NG5 2BH: also in NG5 2NG5 2BJ: also in NG5 2NG5 2BL: also in NG5 2NG5 2BQ: also in NG5 2NG5 2BS: also in NG5 2NG5 2BT: also in NG5 2NG5 2BW: also in NG5 2NG5 2BX: also in NG5 2NG5 2BY: also in NG5 2NG5 2BZ: also in NG5 2NG5 2DA: also in NG5 2NG5 2DG: also in NG5 2NG5 2DJ: also in NG5 2NG5 2DL: also in NG5 2NG5 2DN: also in NG5 2NG5 2DP: also in NG5 2NG5 2DQ: also in NG5 2NG5 2DR: also in NG5 2NG5 2DS: also in NG5 2NG5 2DT: also in NG5 2NG5 2DU: also in NG5 2NG5 2DX: also in NG5 2NG5 2DY: also in NG5 2NG5 2DZ: also in NG5 2NG5 2EF: also in NG5 2NG5 2EG: also in NG5 2NG5 2EJ: also in NG5 2NG5 2EL: also in NG5 2NG5 2EN: also in NG5 2NG5 2EP: also in NG5 2NG5 2EQ: also in NG5 2NG5 2ER: also in NG5 2NG5 2ES: also in NG5 2NG5 2ET: also in NG5 2NG5 2EU: also in NG5 2NG5 2EW: also in NG5 2NG5 2EX: also in NG5 2NG5 2EY: also in NG5 2NG5 2EZ: also in NG5 2NG5 2FA: also in NG5 2NG5 2FB: also in NG5 2NG5 2FD: also in NG5 2NG5 2FE: also in NG5 2NG5 2FF: also in NG5 2NG5 2FG: also in NG5 2NG5 2FH: also in NG5 2NG5 2FR: also in NG5 2NG5 2FS: also in NG5 2NG5 2FW: also in NG5 2NG5 2FX: also in NG5 2NG5 2GA: also in NG5 2NG5 2GE: also in NG5 2NG5 2GP: also in NG5 2NG5 2GQ: also in NG5 2NG5 2GR: also in NG5 2NG5 2GS: also in NG5 2NG5 2GT: also in NG5 2NG5 2GU: also in NG5 2NG5 2GW: also in NG5 2NG5 2GX: also in NG5 2NG5 2GY: also in NG5 2NG5 2GZ: also in NG5 2NG5 2HA: also in NG5 2NG5 2HB: also in NG5 2NG5 2HD: also in NG5 2NG5 2HE: also in NG5 2NG5 2HF: also in NG5 2NG5 2HG: also in NG5 2NG5 2HH: also in NG5 2NG5 2HJ: also in NG5 2NG5 2HL: also in NG5 2NG5 2HN: also in NG5 2NG5 2HP: also in NG5 2NG5 2HQ: also in NG5 2NG5 2HR: also in NG5 2NG5 2HS: also in NG5 2NG5 2HT: also in NG5 2NG5 2HU: also in NG5 2NG5 2HW: also in NG5 2NG5 2HX: also in NG5 2NG5 2HY: also in NG5 2NG5 2JH: also in NG5 2NG5 2JJ: also in NG5 2NG5 2JL: also in NG5 2NG5 2JN: also in NG5 2NG5 2JP: also in NG5 2NG5 2JQ: also in NG5 2NG5 2JR: also in NG5 2NG5 2JS: also in NG5 2NG5 2JT: also in NG5 2NG5 2JU: also in NG5 2NG5 2JX: also in NG5 2NG5 2JY: also in NG5 2NG5 2LB: also in NG5 2NG5 2LF: also in NG5 2NG5 2LG: also in NG5 2NG5 2LH: also in NG5 2NG5 2LJ: also in NG5 2NG5 2LL: also in NG5 2NG5 2LN: also in NG5 2NG5 2LU: also in NG5 2NG5 2LW: also in NG5 2NG5 2LX: also in NG5 2NG5 2LY: also in NG5 2NG5 2NA: also in NG5 2NG5 2NB: also in NG5 2NG5 2ND: also in NG5 2NG5 2NE: also in NG5 2NG5 2NF: also in NG5 2NG5 2NG: also in NG5 2NG5 2NH: also in NG5 2NG5 2NJ: also in NG5 2NG5 2NL: also in NG5 2NG5 2NP: also in NG5 2NG5 2NQ: also in NG5 2NG5 2NR: also in NG5 2NG5 2NS: also in NG5 2NG5 2NT: also in NG5 2NG5 2NU: also in NG5 2NG5 2NW: also in NG5 2 Nottingham station 3.7 kmBulwell station 3.7 kmNottingham NG5 2LA Map of NG5 2LA and what is near it Map of NG5 2LA: its centre point, with the 145 other postcodes in the NG5 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Nottingham station 3.7 kmBulwell station 3.7 kmSherwood NG5 2LA
  • NG5 2LA
  • Other postcodes in NG5 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.9797, longitude -1.1527)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NG5 2LA?

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. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NG5 2LA?

Every home and business at NG5 2LA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Nottingham: 97%

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

Nottingham: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Nottingham.

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 NG5 2LA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Nottingham City Council's days for NG5 2LA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for NG5 2LA on BinDayBuddy

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 NG5 2LA 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 NG5 2LA.

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 Nottingham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NG5 2LA: 3,952 properties in Nottingham are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Nottingham

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 NG5 2LA 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 NG5 2LA?

Homes in NG5 2 sold for a typical £235,278 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 70 sales, up 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£235,278 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£233,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £300,000 29 sales
  • Terraced £205,000 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £116,250 6 sales

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

Across the whole NG5 district: a typical £222,500 from 915 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 NG5 2LA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in NG5 2LA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 August 2026. The middle sale was £200,000, from £150,000 to £215,000. Across NG5 2, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £235,278. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 NG5 2LA

The Food Standards Agency lists 8 food businesses at NG5 2LA. 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 NG5 2LA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around NG5 2LA. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (73%). 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 NG5 2LA

Band D in Nottingham for 2026‑27: £2,755. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,837 (band A) to £3,368 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,837.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 370 (49%)£1,837
Band Babout 270 (36%)£2,143
Band Cabout 80 (11%)£2,449
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,755
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,368
Band Fwithheld£3,980
Band Gfewer than 5£4,592
Band Hfewer than 5£5,511

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 73% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Nottingham 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 NG5 2LA is in (ONS area E01013970), 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 NG5 2LA?

The nearest open schools to NG5 2LA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NG5 2LA, 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 NG5 2LA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NG5 2LA is Nottingham Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Nottingham Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Bulwell Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Beaconsfield Street Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 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.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Teesdale Road, 299 m away.

More stations near NG5 2LA, 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 NG5 2LA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NG5 2LA, 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 NG5 2LA?

0 within 1 km 14 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NG5 2LA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle
  • Revolt Charging point · 1 charger 2.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.5 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 NG5 2LA?

The nearest to the centre of NG5 2LA, 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 NG5 2LA?

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 NG5 2LA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NG5 2LA, 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 NG5 2LA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NG5 2LA, 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 NG5 2LA?

The nearest vets to the centre of NG5 2LA 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 NG5 2LA in a conservation area?

The centre of NG5 2LA 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 NG5 2LA?

Police.uk records 454 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NG5 2LA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences176 reports
Anti-social behaviour51 reports
Public order35 reports
Shoplifting31 reports
Other theft31 reports
Criminal damage and arson23 reports

Also: burglary 22, other crime 22, vehicle crime 21, drugs 14, robbery 11, possession of weapons 7, theft from the person 6, bicycle theft 4.

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 NG5 2LA

Ward
Sherwood
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Nottingham
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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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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