NG6 8LY postcode in Nottingham, England

NG6 8LY 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 December 2001. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 Typical price £170,000 Homes sold in NG6 8, last 12 months. ▼ 8.1% on the year before Nearest school Rufford Primary and Nursery School 300 m in a straight line Nearest station Bulwell 650 m in a straight line

Where NG6 8LY is, and what is near it

Map of NG6 8LY and what is near it Map of NG6 8LY: its centre point, with the 353 other postcodes in the NG6 8 sector, 4 schools (3 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NG6 8AS: also in NG6 8NG6 8DW: also in NG6 8NG6 8EA: also in NG6 8NG6 8ED: 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 8FZ: also in NG6 8NG6 8GN: 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 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 8JF: also in NG6 8NG6 8JG: also in NG6 8NG6 8JL: also in NG6 8NG6 8JP: also in NG6 8NG6 8JQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8JT: also in NG6 8NG6 8LE: 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 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 8NU: also in NG6 8NG6 8NW: also in NG6 8NG6 8NX: also in NG6 8NG6 8PD: also in NG6 8NG6 8PF: also in NG6 8NG6 8PH: also in NG6 8NG6 8PJ: also in NG6 8NG6 8PP: also in NG6 8NG6 8PS: also in NG6 8NG6 8QA: also in NG6 8NG6 8QD: also in NG6 8NG6 8QF: also in NG6 8NG6 8QH: also in NG6 8NG6 8QJ: also in NG6 8NG6 8QL: also in NG6 8NG6 8QN: also in NG6 8NG6 8SP: also in NG6 8NG6 8SQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8SU: also in NG6 8NG6 8TB: also in NG6 8NG6 8TX: also in NG6 8NG6 8TY: also in NG6 8NG6 8TZ: also in NG6 8NG6 8UP: also in NG6 8NG6 8UQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8WG: also in NG6 8NG6 8WH: also in NG6 8NG6 8WQ: also in NG6 8NG6 8YJ: also in NG6 8NG6 8YL: also in NG6 8NG6 8YN: also in NG6 8NG6 8YS: also in NG6 8NG6 8ZB: also in NG6 8NG6 8ZD: also in NG6 8NG6 8ZE: also in NG6 8NG6 8ZJ: also in NG6 8NG6 8ZP: also in NG6 8 School 550 mSchool 950 m2 places, 1.1 kmBulwell NG6 8LY Map of NG6 8LY and what is near it Map of NG6 8LY: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 950 mBulwell NG6 8LY
  • NG6 8LY
  • Other postcodes in NG6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 53.0012, longitude -1.2055)

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 NG6 8LY?

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 NG6 8LY?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for NG6 8LY. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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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 NG6 8LY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Nottingham City Council's days for NG6 8LY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 NG6 8LY 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 NG6 8LY.

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 NG6 8LY: 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 NG6 8LY 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 NG6 8LY?

Homes in NG6 8 sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 142 sales, down 8.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£170,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£185,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £270,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £175,000 52 sales
  • Terraced £156,000 61 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 345 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 NG6 8LY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NG6 8LY 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

What council tax band are homes near NG6 8LY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around NG6 8LY. Over half of them (92%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). 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 8LY

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 860 (92%)£1,837
Band Babout 60 (6%)£2,143
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,449
Band Dwithheld£2,755
Band Ewithheld£3,368
Band Fwithheld£3,980
Band Gfewer than 5£4,592
Band Hfewer than 5£5,511

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 23% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 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 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 NG6 8LY is in (ONS area E01013885), rounded by the VOA.

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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 NG6 8LY?

The nearest open schools to NG6 8LY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NG6 8LY, 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 NG6 8LY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NG6 8LY is Bulwell Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bulwell Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Hucknall Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
  • Bulwell Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 700 mWalk

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sellers Wood Drive H&R, 95 m away.

More stations near NG6 8LY, 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 NG6 8LY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NG6 8LY, 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 NG6 8LY?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NG6 8LY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 6 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 8 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 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 NG6 8LY?

The nearest to the centre of NG6 8LY, 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 NG6 8LY?

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 NG6 8LY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NG6 8LY, 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 NG6 8LY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NG6 8LY, 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 NG6 8LY?

The nearest vets to the centre of NG6 8LY 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 NG6 8LY in a conservation area?

The centre of NG6 8LY 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 NG6 8LY?

Police.uk records 342 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NG6 8LY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences127 reports
Anti-social behaviour57 reports
Criminal damage and arson35 reports
Public order25 reports
Shoplifting19 reports
Vehicle crime17 reports

Also: other theft 13, drugs 13, other crime 13, burglary 12, robbery 5, possession of weapons 3, 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: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for NG6 8LY

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
December 2001

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

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

NG6 8GN60 mNG6 8NH100 mNG6 8YN110 mNG6 8HN130 mNG6 8UP130 mNG6 7DT140 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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