NG8 5AH postcode in Nottingham, England
NG8 5AH is a postcode in Nottingham, in the Hyson Green & Arboretum ward. It is in the Nottingham East parliamentary constituency and the Nottinghamshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where NG8 5AH is, and what is near it
- NG8 5AH
- Other postcodes in NG8 5: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 15 bus stops
- 2 EV charging points
- 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 52.9666, longitude -1.1805)
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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after NG8 5AH?
- NottinghamCouncil, for all local services Nottingham: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around NG8 5AH Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- NottinghamshirePolice force area
- Nottingham EastParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Nadia Whittome (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Nadia Whittome
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 NG8 5AH?
Every home and business at NG8 5AH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 NG8 5AH?
BinDayBuddy has not read Nottingham City Council's days for NG8 5AH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for NG8 5AH on BinDayBuddySource: 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 NG8 5AH at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
High riskThe Environment Agency counts 16 homes and businesses at NG8 5AH. 15 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 1 more at a lower risk.
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, 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 NG8 5AH: 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 NG8 5AH is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 07:49 on 24 October 2026.
- Rivers Leen at Old Basford, New Basford and Bobbers MillFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Rivers Leen at Old Basford, New Basford and Bobbers Mill
- River Leen, Day Brook and Tottle Brook in NottinghamshireFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: River Leen, Day Brook and Tottle Brook in Nottinghamshire
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 07:49 on 24 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near NG8 5AH?
Homes in NG8 5 sold for a typical £183,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £318,500 12 sales
- Semi-detached £190,000 37 sales
- Terraced £156,000 35 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 NG8 district: a typical £245,000 from 489 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 NG8 5AH
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NG8 5AH 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 NG8 5AH
The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at NG8 5AH. 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 AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near NG8 5AH?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around NG8 5AH. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £2,755 (band D); band B, the most common, is £2,143.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 310 (41%) | £1,837 |
| Band B | about 320 (43%) | £2,143 |
| Band C | about 110 (15%) | £2,449 |
| Band D | about 10 (1%) | £2,755 |
| Band E | fewer than 5 | £3,368 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,980 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,592 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,511 |
When the homes were built
- 1% Before 1900
- 14% 1900 to 1918
- 33% 1919 to 1939
- 3% 1945 to 1964
- 19% 1965 to 1982
- 6% 1983 to 1999
- 24% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 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 NG8 5AH is in (ONS area E01013930), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 NG8 5AH?
The nearest open schools to NG8 5AH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 NG8 5AH?
The nearest railway station to the centre of NG8 5AH is Nottingham Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.
- Nottingham Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
- Bulwell Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
- Radford Road Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 550 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Chadwick Road, 155 m away.
More stations near NG8 5AH, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near NG8 5AH?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of NG8 5AH, 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.
- Fairfields Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2025 · Phone 0115 942 4352 600 mWalk
- High Green Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2025 · Phone 0115 942 3216 600 mWalk
- Greenfields Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 0115 942 3582 800 mWalk
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 NG8 5AH?
The nearest charging points to the centre of NG8 5AH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 750 mWalk
- Pod Point Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 1.0 kmWalk
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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near NG8 5AH?
The nearest to the centre of NG8 5AH, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Boulevard Dental Practice Phone 0115 978 4262 450 mWalk
- Mydentist - Gregory Boulevard - Nottingham Phone 0115 970 0200 600 mWalk
- Mary Potter Centre Phone 0115 648 1715 600 mWalk
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 NG8 5AH?
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.
- Ropewalk House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 0115 919 4488 1.9 kmCycle
- Queen's Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report May 2026 · Phone 0115 924 9944 2.6 kmCycle
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 NG8 5AH?
The nearest care homes to the centre of NG8 5AH, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Edwin House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2023 · Phone 0115 850 4002 700 mWalk
- Langdale House Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report January 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 0115 978 3822 1.0 kmWalk
- Maple Manor Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 0115 978 4299 1.0 kmWalk
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 NG8 5AH?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NG8 5AH, 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.
- Mary Potter Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 0115 978 9029 600 mWalk
- Hyson Green Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 9pm; Sat 5pm to 9pm; Sun 10am to 9pm · Phone 0115 924 4041 600 mWalk
- Asda Pharmacy, Radford Road Mon to Sat 9am to 8pm; Sun 10am to 4pm · Phone 0115 900 2510 750 mWalk
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 NG8 5AH?
The nearest vets to the centre of NG8 5AH on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Forest Vets 800 mWalk
- PDSA 1.3 kmCycle
- Davison Veterinary Care 1.5 kmCycle
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 NG8 5AH in a conservation area?
The centre of NG8 5AH 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 NG8 5AH?
Police.uk records 776 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NG8 5AH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: shoplifting 43, drugs 40, burglary 28, robbery 22, other crime 20, theft from the person 16, possession of weapons 13, bicycle theft 6.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for NG8 5AH
- Ward
- Hyson Green & Arboretum
- 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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