NG6 8GS postcode in Nottingham, England

NG6 8GS is a postcode in Nottingham, in the Bulwell ward. It is in the Nottingham North and Kimberley parliamentary constituency and the Nottinghamshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 1 of 54 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at NG6 8GS can get it Across Nottingham: 97% Homes sold at NG6 8GS £151,050 The middle of its 4 sales from January 2024 to September 2026. Across the NG6 8 sector, last 12 months: £165,000 Nearest station Bulwell 600 m in a straight line

Where NG6 8GS is, and what is near it

Map of NG6 8GS and what is near it Map of NG6 8GS: its centre point, with the 353 other postcodes in the NG6 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 18 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NG6 8AH: also in NG6 8NG6 8AP: also in NG6 8NG6 8AQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8AR: also in NG6 8NG6 8AS: also in NG6 8NG6 8AT: also in NG6 8NG6 8AW: also in NG6 8NG6 8DL: also in NG6 8NG6 8DN: also in NG6 8NG6 8DP: also in NG6 8NG6 8DQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8DR: also in NG6 8NG6 8DS: also in NG6 8NG6 8DT: also in NG6 8NG6 8DU: also in NG6 8NG6 8EA: also in NG6 8NG6 8EB: also in NG6 8NG6 8ED: also in NG6 8NG6 8EE: also in NG6 8NG6 8EG: also in NG6 8NG6 8EH: also in NG6 8NG6 8EJ: also in NG6 8NG6 8EN: also in NG6 8NG6 8EP: also in NG6 8NG6 8EQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8ET: also in NG6 8NG6 8EU: also in NG6 8NG6 8EW: also in NG6 8NG6 8EZ: also in NG6 8NG6 8FB: also in NG6 8NG6 8FE: also in NG6 8NG6 8FL: also in NG6 8NG6 8FN: also in NG6 8NG6 8FQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8FR: also in NG6 8NG6 8FS: also in NG6 8NG6 8FT: also in NG6 8NG6 8FU: also in NG6 8NG6 8FW: also in NG6 8NG6 8FX: also in NG6 8NG6 8FY: also in NG6 8NG6 8FZ: also in NG6 8NG6 8GA: also in NG6 8NG6 8GB: also in NG6 8NG6 8GD: also in NG6 8NG6 8GE: also in NG6 8NG6 8GF: also in NG6 8NG6 8GG: also in NG6 8NG6 8GH: also in NG6 8NG6 8GJ: also in NG6 8NG6 8GL: also in NG6 8NG6 8GN: also in NG6 8NG6 8GP: also in NG6 8NG6 8GQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8GR: also in NG6 8NG6 8GT: also in NG6 8NG6 8GU: also in NG6 8NG6 8HA: also in NG6 8NG6 8HB: also in NG6 8NG6 8HD: also in NG6 8NG6 8HE: also in NG6 8NG6 8HF: also in NG6 8NG6 8HG: also in NG6 8NG6 8HJ: also in NG6 8NG6 8HL: also in NG6 8NG6 8HN: also in NG6 8NG6 8HP: also in NG6 8NG6 8HQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8HR: also in NG6 8NG6 8HS: also in NG6 8NG6 8HT: also in NG6 8NG6 8HU: also in NG6 8NG6 8HW: also in NG6 8NG6 8HX: also in NG6 8NG6 8HY: also in NG6 8NG6 8HZ: also in NG6 8NG6 8JA: also in NG6 8NG6 8JB: also in NG6 8NG6 8JD: also in NG6 8NG6 8JE: also in NG6 8NG6 8JF: also in NG6 8NG6 8JG: also in NG6 8NG6 8JH: also in NG6 8NG6 8JJ: also in NG6 8NG6 8JL: also in NG6 8NG6 8JN: also in NG6 8NG6 8JP: also in NG6 8NG6 8JQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8JR: also in NG6 8NG6 8JS: also in NG6 8NG6 8JT: also in NG6 8NG6 8JU: also in NG6 8NG6 8JW: also in NG6 8NG6 8JX: also in NG6 8NG6 8JY: also in NG6 8NG6 8JZ: also in NG6 8NG6 8LA: also in NG6 8NG6 8LB: also in NG6 8NG6 8LD: also in NG6 8NG6 8LE: also in NG6 8NG6 8LF: also in NG6 8NG6 8LG: also in NG6 8NG6 8LH: also in NG6 8NG6 8LQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8LR: also in NG6 8NG6 8LS: also in NG6 8NG6 8LT: also in NG6 8NG6 8LU: also in NG6 8NG6 8LW: also in NG6 8NG6 8LY: also in NG6 8NG6 8LZ: also in NG6 8NG6 8NA: also in NG6 8NG6 8ND: also in NG6 8NG6 8NE: also in NG6 8NG6 8NF: also in NG6 8NG6 8NG: also in NG6 8NG6 8NH: also in NG6 8NG6 8NN: also in NG6 8NG6 8NS: also in NG6 8NG6 8NT: also in NG6 8NG6 8NU: also in NG6 8NG6 8NX: also in NG6 8NG6 8NY: also in NG6 8NG6 8PA: also in NG6 8NG6 8QA: also in NG6 8NG6 8QD: also in NG6 8NG6 8QF: also in NG6 8NG6 8SP: also in NG6 8NG6 8SQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8SU: also in NG6 8NG6 8TB: also in NG6 8NG6 8TZ: also in NG6 8NG6 8UA: also in NG6 8NG6 8UB: also in NG6 8NG6 8UP: also in NG6 8NG6 8UQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8XF: also in NG6 8NG6 8YJ: also in NG6 8NG6 8YL: also in NG6 8NG6 8YN: also in NG6 8NG6 8YR: also in NG6 8NG6 8YS: also in NG6 8NG6 8ZJ: also in NG6 8NG6 8ZP: also in NG6 8 Hucknall station 3.7 kmBulwell NG6 8GS Map of NG6 8GS and what is near it Map of NG6 8GS: its centre point, with the 353 other postcodes in the NG6 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 18 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Hucknall station 3.7 kmBulwell NG6 8GS
  • NG6 8GS
  • Other postcodes in NG6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 53.0050, longitude -1.1967)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after NG6 8GS?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.

At this postcode

What broadband can you get at NG6 8GS?

Every home and business at NG6 8GS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NG6 8GS 100% Nottingham 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NG6 8GS 100% Nottingham Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at NG6 8GS?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for NG6 8GS.

Check the bin days for NG6 8GS on BinDayBuddy

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

Is NG6 8GS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 54 homes and businesses at NG6 8GS. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 2 more at a lower risk.

54 homes and businesses at NG6 8GS High: 1Medium: 2Not in an area at risk: 51

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across Nottingham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NG6 8GS: 3,952 properties in Nottingham are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Nottingham

Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of NG6 8GS 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.

At this postcode

Homes sold in NG6 8GS

HM Land Registry records 63 standard sales in NG6 8GS since 1995. The middle price was £27,000 from 1995 to 1999 and £137,000 from 2020 to 2024.

  1. 1995 to 1999, middle price £27,000, 13 sales
  2. 2000 to 2004, middle price £48,500, 17 sales
  3. 2005 to 2009, middle price £81,975, 10 sales
  4. 2010 to 2014, middle price £52,000, 10 sales
  5. 2015 to 2019, middle price £76,000, 7 sales
  6. 2020 to 2024, middle price £137,000, 5 sales
  7. 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, one sale
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in NG6 8GS from January 2024 to September 2026, the latest on 29 May 2026. They sold for £106,000 to £175,000. Across NG6 8, the typical price in the 12 months to September 2026 was £165,000.

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, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at NG6 8GS?

At the 2021 Census, 127 people (64 female, 63 male) lived at NG6 8GS, in 50 households.

Census 2021NG6 8GSNG6 8 sector
People12716,406
Households507,074
People per household2.52.3

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The NG6 8 sector is its 295 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

At this postcode

How much energy do homes at NG6 8GS use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at NG6 8GS used 2,364 kWh, and the median domestic gas meter 11,642 kWh.

2024NG6 8GSNG6 district
Electricity meters5417,345
Electricity, median meter a year2,364 kWh2,340 kWh
Gas meters5416,845
Gas, median meter a year11,642 kWh8,974 kWh

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is NG6 8GS in a conservation area?

The centre of NG6 8GS 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.

Near here

Which schools are near NG6 8GS?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to NG6 8GS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NG6 8GS, and how we find them

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

Near here

Where is the nearest station to NG6 8GS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NG6 8GS is Bulwell Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bulwell Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Hucknall Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Bulwell Forest Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 400 mWalk

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

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Latham Street, 118 m away.

More stations near NG6 8GS, and how we find them

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Near here

Which GP surgeries are near NG6 8GS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NG6 8GS, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Where can I charge an electric car near NG6 8GS?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NG6 8GS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle
  • Frey-Eden Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 8 chargers 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Near here

Which dentists are near NG6 8GS?

The nearest to the centre of NG6 8GS, 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 22 October 2026.

Near here

Which hospitals are nearest to NG6 8GS?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which care homes are near NG6 8GS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NG6 8GS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which pharmacies are near NG6 8GS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NG6 8GS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 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 pharmacy lists.

Near here

Which vets are near NG6 8GS?

The nearest vets to the centre of NG6 8GS 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 first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the NG6 8 sector

What do homes sell for near NG6 8GS?

Homes in NG6 8 sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 146 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £180,000 from 169 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£165,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£180,000 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £289,000 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £175,000 53 sales
  • Terraced £157,000 63 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 NG6 district: a typical £175,000 from 351 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near NG6 8GS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around NG6 8GS. Over half of them (84%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (27%). 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 NG6 8GS

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 £2,449 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,837.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 580 (84%)£1,837
Band Babout 100 (14%)£2,143
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,449
Band Dfewer than 5£2,755
Band Ewithheld£3,368
Band Ffewer than 5£3,980
Band Gfewer than 5£4,592
Band Hwithheld£5,511

When the homes were built

  1. 27% Before 1900
  2. 15% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NG6 8GS is in (ONS area E01013882), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near NG6 8GS?

Police.uk records 384 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NG6 8GS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences142 reports
Anti-social behaviour64 reports
Criminal damage and arson37 reports
Vehicle crime26 reports
Public order25 reports
Shoplifting19 reports

Also: other crime 17, drugs 14, other theft 13, burglary 12, robbery 6, possession of weapons 6, theft from the person 2, 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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for NG6 8GS

Ward
Bulwell
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: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

Around NG6 8GS

Go wider

Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

NG6 8 sector NG6 district NG postcode area Nottingham postcodes

Questions about a postcode

Nearby postcodes

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

NG6 8GR30 mNG6 8GU30 mNG6 8GT50 mNG6 8GP60 mNG6 8HB100 mNG6 8GQ110 m
All of NG6

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Check another postcode

Where the facts on this page come from

Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source. All our sources