NG5 6LN postcode in Arnold, Nottinghamshire

NG5 6LN is a postcode in Arnold, in the Ernehale ward of Gedling. It is in the Gedling 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. Gedling: 94% Typical price £225,000 Homes sold in NG5 6, last 12 months. ▲ 3.2% on the year before Nearest station Bulwell 4.4 km in a straight line

Where NG5 6LN is, and what is near it

Map of NG5 6LN and what is near it Map of NG5 6LN: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the NG5 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NG5 6AA: also in NG5 6NG5 6AB: also in NG5 6NG5 6AD: also in NG5 6NG5 6AE: also in NG5 6NG5 6AJ: also in NG5 6NG5 6AL: also in NG5 6NG5 6AN: also in NG5 6NG5 6AP: also in NG5 6NG5 6AQ: also in NG5 6NG5 6AR: also in NG5 6NG5 6AT: also in NG5 6NG5 6AW: also in NG5 6NG5 6AX: also in NG5 6NG5 6AY: also in NG5 6NG5 6AZ: also in NG5 6NG5 6BB: also in NG5 6NG5 6BD: also in NG5 6NG5 6BE: also in NG5 6NG5 6BG: also in NG5 6NG5 6BH: also in NG5 6NG5 6BL: also in NG5 6NG5 6BN: also in NG5 6NG5 6BQ: also in NG5 6NG5 6BR: also in NG5 6NG5 6BS: also in NG5 6NG5 6BT: also in NG5 6NG5 6BW: also in NG5 6NG5 6BY: also in NG5 6NG5 6DA: also in NG5 6NG5 6DD: also in NG5 6NG5 6DE: also in NG5 6NG5 6DH: also in NG5 6NG5 6DJ: also in NG5 6NG5 6DN: also in NG5 6NG5 6ER: also in NG5 6NG5 6ES: also in NG5 6NG5 6ET: also in NG5 6NG5 6EU: also in NG5 6NG5 6FB: also in NG5 6NG5 6FD: also in NG5 6NG5 6GP: also in NG5 6NG5 6GQ: also in NG5 6NG5 6GR: also in NG5 6NG5 6GS: also in NG5 6NG5 6GT: also in NG5 6NG5 6GU: also in NG5 6NG5 6GW: also in NG5 6NG5 6GY: also in NG5 6NG5 6GZ: also in NG5 6NG5 6HA: also in NG5 6NG5 6HB: also in NG5 6NG5 6HD: also in NG5 6NG5 6HE: also in NG5 6NG5 6HF: also in NG5 6NG5 6HG: also in NG5 6NG5 6HH: also in NG5 6NG5 6HJ: also in NG5 6NG5 6HN: also in NG5 6NG5 6HP: also in NG5 6NG5 6HT: also in NG5 6NG5 6HW: also in NG5 6NG5 6HY: also in NG5 6NG5 6HZ: also in NG5 6NG5 6JA: also in NG5 6NG5 6JB: also in NG5 6NG5 6JD: also in NG5 6NG5 6JE: also in NG5 6NG5 6JF: also in NG5 6NG5 6JG: also in NG5 6NG5 6JH: also in NG5 6NG5 6JJ: also in NG5 6NG5 6JL: also in NG5 6NG5 6JN: also in NG5 6NG5 6JP: also in NG5 6NG5 6JQ: also in NG5 6NG5 6JR: also in NG5 6NG5 6JU: also in NG5 6NG5 6JW: also in NG5 6NG5 6JX: also in NG5 6NG5 6JZ: also in NG5 6NG5 6LA: also in NG5 6NG5 6LB: also in NG5 6NG5 6LD: also in NG5 6NG5 6LE: also in NG5 6NG5 6LF: also in NG5 6NG5 6LH: also in NG5 6NG5 6LJ: also in NG5 6NG5 6LL: also in NG5 6NG5 6LP: also in NG5 6NG5 6LQ: also in NG5 6NG5 6LR: also in NG5 6NG5 6LS: also in NG5 6NG5 6LT: also in NG5 6NG5 6LW: also in NG5 6NG5 6LX: also in NG5 6NG5 6LZ: also in NG5 6NG5 6NA: also in NG5 6NG5 6NB: also in NG5 6NG5 6ND: also in NG5 6NG5 6NE: also in NG5 6NG5 6NF: also in NG5 6NG5 6NG: also in NG5 6NG5 6NH: also in NG5 6NG5 6NJ: also in NG5 6NG5 6NL: also in NG5 6NG5 6NN: also in NG5 6NG5 6NP: also in NG5 6NG5 6NQ: also in NG5 6NG5 6NR: also in NG5 6NG5 6NS: also in NG5 6NG5 6NT: also in NG5 6NG5 6NU: also in NG5 6NG5 6NW: also in NG5 6NG5 6NX: also in NG5 6NG5 6NY: also in NG5 6NG5 6NZ: also in NG5 6NG5 6PE: also in NG5 6NG5 6PF: also in NG5 6NG5 6PG: also in NG5 6NG5 6PH: also in NG5 6NG5 6PJ: also in NG5 6NG5 6PP: also in NG5 6NG5 6PQ: also in NG5 6NG5 6PR: also in NG5 6NG5 6PS: also in NG5 6NG5 6PT: also in NG5 6NG5 6PU: also in NG5 6NG5 6PX: also in NG5 6NG5 6PY: also in NG5 6NG5 6PZ: also in NG5 6NG5 6QA: also in NG5 6NG5 6QB: also in NG5 6NG5 6QD: also in NG5 6NG5 6QE: also in NG5 6NG5 6QF: also in NG5 6NG5 6QG: also in NG5 6NG5 6QH: also in NG5 6NG5 6QJ: also in NG5 6NG5 6SE: also in NG5 6NG5 6SF: also in NG5 6NG5 6SG: also in NG5 6NG5 6SH: also in NG5 6NG5 6SJ: also in NG5 6NG5 6SW: also in NG5 6NG5 6SY: also in NG5 6NG5 6TA: also in NG5 6NG5 6TB: also in NG5 6NG5 6TD: also in NG5 6NG5 6TE: also in NG5 6NG5 6TF: also in NG5 6NG5 6TG: also in NG5 6NG5 6TH: also in NG5 6NG5 6TJ: also in NG5 6 School 1.2 kmBulwell station 4.4 kmCarlton station 5.1 kmArnold NG5 6LN Map of NG5 6LN and what is near it Map of NG5 6LN: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the NG5 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 750 mSchool 800 mSchool 1.2 kmDaybrook NG5 6LN
  • NG5 6LN
  • Other postcodes in NG5 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 52.9984, longitude -1.1299)

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 6LN?

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 NG5 6LN?

Every home and business at NG5 6LN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Gedling: 94%

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

Gedling: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Gedling.

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 6LN?

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

Gedling Borough 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 NG5 6LN 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 6LN.

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 Gedling

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NG5 6LN: 1,155 properties in Gedling are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Gedling

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 6LN 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 6LN?

Homes in NG5 6 sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 115 sales, up 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£225,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£218,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £325,000 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £225,000 45 sales
  • Terraced £177,500 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £129,000 12 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 6LN

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in NG5 6LN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 March 2026. The middle price was £330,000, from £75,000 to £495,000. Across NG5 6, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £225,000. 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

What council tax band are homes near NG5 6LN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around NG5 6LN. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (63%). 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 6LN

Band D in Gedling for 2026‑27: £2,610. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,740 (band A) to £3,769 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,610.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (12%)£1,740
Band Babout 70 (10%)£2,030
Band Cabout 220 (33%)£2,320
Band Dabout 230 (34%)£2,610
Band Eabout 60 (9%)£3,189
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,769
Band Gwithheld£4,349
Band Hfewer than 5£5,219

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 63% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Gedling 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 6LN is in (ONS area E01028176), 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 6LN?

The nearest open schools to NG5 6LN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NG5 6LN, 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 6LN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NG5 6LN is Bulwell Rail Station, 4.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Bulwell Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle
  • Carlton Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Carmel Gardens, 61 m away.

More stations near NG5 6LN, 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 6LN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NG5 6LN, 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 6LN?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of NG5 6LN on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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

Which dentists are near NG5 6LN?

The nearest to the centre of NG5 6LN, 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 6LN?

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 6LN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NG5 6LN, 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 6LN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NG5 6LN, 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 6LN?

The nearest vets to the centre of NG5 6LN 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 6LN in a conservation area?

The centre of NG5 6LN 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 6LN?

Police.uk records 295 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NG5 6LN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences86 reports
Anti-social behaviour71 reports
Shoplifting24 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports
Public order16 reports
Vehicle crime15 reports

Also: drugs 14, other crime 14, other theft 11, burglary 8, robbery 7, possession of weapons 5, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 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 NG5 6LN

Ward
Ernehale
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Arnold
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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NG5 6LL80 mNG5 6LX110 mNG5 6LP140 mNG5 6LZ160 mNG5 6LW160 mNG5 6NN160 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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