NG5 8PS postcode in Gedling, Nottinghamshire

NG5 8PS is a postcode in Gedling, in the Calverton ward. It is in the Sherwood Forest 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 86% of homes and businesses at NG5 8PS can get it Across Gedling: 94% Typical price £240,000 Homes sold in NG5 8, last 12 months. ▲ 4.3% on the year before Nearest station Hucknall 4.9 km in a straight line

Where NG5 8PS is, and what is near it

Map of NG5 8PS and what is near it Map of NG5 8PS: its centre point, with the 281 other postcodes in the NG5 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. NG5 8PG: also in NG5 8NG5 8PH: also in NG5 8NG5 8PJ: also in NG5 8NG5 8PL: also in NG5 8NG5 8PN: also in NG5 8NG5 8PP: also in NG5 8NG5 8PQ: also in NG5 8NG5 8PR: also in NG5 8NG5 8PT: also in NG5 8NG5 8PU: also in NG5 8NG5 8PW: also in NG5 8NG5 8PX: also in NG5 8NG5 8PZ: also in NG5 8NG5 8RX: also in NG5 8 3 places, 2.7–3.7 kmHucknall station 4.9 kmBulwell station 6.5 kmRedhill NG5 8PS Map of NG5 8PS and what is near it Map of NG5 8PS: its centre point, with the 281 other postcodes in the NG5 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 schools, 2.4 km3 places, 2.7–3.7 kmBulwell station 6.5 kmRedhill NG5 8PS
  • NG5 8PS
  • Other postcodes in NG5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 53.0368, longitude -1.1220)

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 8PS?

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 8PS?

86% of the homes and businesses at NG5 8PS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 86% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NG5 8PS 86% Gedling 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NG5 8PS 86% Gedling Over 99%
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 8PS?

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 8PS 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 8PS.

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 8PS: 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 8PS 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 8PS?

Homes in NG5 8 sold for a typical £240,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 141 sales, up 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£240,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£230,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £312,500 59 sales
  • Semi-detached £219,500 50 sales
  • Terraced £185,500 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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 8PS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NG5 8PS 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 NG5 8PS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at NG5 8PS. 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 8PS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around NG5 8PS. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band B. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (28%). 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 8PS

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 £4,349 (band G); band B, the most common, is £2,030.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (12%)£1,740
Band Babout 350 (32%)£2,030
Band Cabout 230 (21%)£2,320
Band Dabout 220 (20%)£2,610
Band Eabout 130 (12%)£3,189
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,769
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,349
Band Hwithheld£5,219

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 22% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 28% 2020 or later

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 8PS is in (ONS area E01028152), 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 8PS?

The nearest open schools to NG5 8PS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NG5 8PS, 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 8PS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NG5 8PS is Hucknall Rail Station, 4.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Hucknall Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle
  • Bulwell Rail Station Railway station 6.5 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near NG5 8PS, 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 8PS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NG5 8PS, 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 8PS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of NG5 8PS 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.

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 8PS?

The nearest to the centre of NG5 8PS, 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 8PS?

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 8PS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NG5 8PS, 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 8PS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NG5 8PS, 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 8PS?

The nearest vets to the centre of NG5 8PS 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 8PS in a conservation area?

The centre of NG5 8PS is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 8PS?

Police.uk records 14 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NG5 8PS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Other crime1 report

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 8PS

Ward
Calverton
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

NG5 8PR770 mNG14 6NQ870 mNG5 8PT890 mNG14 6NU960 mNG5 8PW1.2 kmNG5 8PH1.3 km
All of NG5

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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