NG8 6LU postcode in Nottingham, England

NG8 6LU is a postcode in Nottingham, in the Bilborough ward. It is in the Nottingham South 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. Nottingham: 97% Typical price £198,250 Homes sold in NG8 6, last 12 months. ▲ 7.5% on the year before Nearest station Bulwell 3.4 km in a straight line

Where NG8 6LU is, and what is near it

Map of NG8 6LU and what is near it Map of NG8 6LU: its centre point, with the 206 other postcodes in the NG8 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 19 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NG8 6BB: also in NG8 6NG8 6BF: also in NG8 6NG8 6BR: also in NG8 6NG8 6DQ: also in NG8 6NG8 6DS: also in NG8 6NG8 6DT: also in NG8 6NG8 6FA: also in NG8 6NG8 6FB: also in NG8 6NG8 6FD: also in NG8 6NG8 6FE: also in NG8 6NG8 6FF: also in NG8 6NG8 6FZ: also in NG8 6NG8 6GE: also in NG8 6NG8 6GF: also in NG8 6NG8 6GG: also in NG8 6NG8 6GH: also in NG8 6NG8 6GJ: also in NG8 6NG8 6GL: also in NG8 6NG8 6GR: also in NG8 6NG8 6GS: also in NG8 6NG8 6HE: also in NG8 6NG8 6HG: also in NG8 6NG8 6HU: also in NG8 6NG8 6HW: also in NG8 6NG8 6HX: also in NG8 6NG8 6HY: also in NG8 6NG8 6JG: also in NG8 6NG8 6JH: also in NG8 6NG8 6JJ: also in NG8 6NG8 6JN: also in NG8 6NG8 6JP: also in NG8 6NG8 6JQ: also in NG8 6NG8 6JT: also in NG8 6NG8 6JW: also in NG8 6NG8 6JX: also in NG8 6NG8 6JY: also in NG8 6NG8 6JZ: also in NG8 6NG8 6LA: also in NG8 6NG8 6LB: also in NG8 6NG8 6LD: also in NG8 6NG8 6LE: also in NG8 6NG8 6LF: also in NG8 6NG8 6LG: also in NG8 6NG8 6LJ: also in NG8 6NG8 6LL: also in NG8 6NG8 6LN: also in NG8 6NG8 6LP: also in NG8 6NG8 6LQ: also in NG8 6NG8 6LR: also in NG8 6NG8 6LS: also in NG8 6NG8 6LT: also in NG8 6NG8 6LW: also in NG8 6NG8 6LX: also in NG8 6NG8 6LY: also in NG8 6NG8 6LZ: also in NG8 6NG8 6NA: also in NG8 6NG8 6NB: also in NG8 6NG8 6ND: also in NG8 6NG8 6NE: also in NG8 6NG8 6NF: also in NG8 6NG8 6NG: also in NG8 6NG8 6NH: also in NG8 6NG8 6NJ: also in NG8 6NG8 6NL: also in NG8 6NG8 6NN: also in NG8 6NG8 6NP: also in NG8 6NG8 6NQ: also in NG8 6NG8 6NS: also in NG8 6NG8 6NT: also in NG8 6NG8 6NU: also in NG8 6NG8 6NW: also in NG8 6NG8 6NX: also in NG8 6NG8 6NY: also in NG8 6NG8 6NZ: also in NG8 6NG8 6PG: also in NG8 6NG8 6PH: also in NG8 6NG8 6PJ: also in NG8 6NG8 6PL: also in NG8 6NG8 6PN: also in NG8 6NG8 6PP: also in NG8 6NG8 6PU: also in NG8 6NG8 6PX: also in NG8 6NG8 6PY: also in NG8 6NG8 6PZ: also in NG8 6NG8 6QA: also in NG8 6NG8 6QB: also in NG8 6NG8 6QD: also in NG8 6NG8 6QE: also in NG8 6NG8 6QF: also in NG8 6NG8 6QG: also in NG8 6NG8 6QH: also in NG8 6NG8 6QJ: also in NG8 6NG8 6QL: also in NG8 6NG8 6QN: also in NG8 6NG8 6QP: also in NG8 6NG8 6QQ: also in NG8 6 2 schools, 700 m–1.4 kmAspley Medical Centre 1.8 kmBulwell station 3.4 kmIlkeston station 4.3 kmAspley NG8 6LU Map of NG8 6LU and what is near it Map of NG8 6LU: its centre point, with the 206 other postcodes in the NG8 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 19 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 schools, 700 m–1.4 kmPhoenix Park Tram Stop 2.0 kmAspley NG8 6LU
  • NG8 6LU
  • Other postcodes in NG8 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 19 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 52.9769, longitude -1.2301)

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 6LU?

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 6LU?

Every home and business at NG8 6LU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Nottingham: 97%

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

Nottingham: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Nottingham.

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 NG8 6LU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Nottingham City Council's days for NG8 6LU 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 NG8 6LU 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 NG8 6LU.

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 6LU: 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 6LU 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 NG8 6LU?

Homes in NG8 6 sold for a typical £198,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, up 7.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£198,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£184,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £350,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £205,000 31 sales
  • Terraced £170,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, 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 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 NG8 6LU

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in NG8 6LU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 March 2026. 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 NG8 6LU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around NG8 6LU. Over half of them (94%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (71%). 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 NG8 6LU

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 £2,143 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,837.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 740 (94%)£1,837
Band Babout 50 (6%)£2,143
Band Cfewer than 5£2,449
Band Dfewer than 5£2,755
Band Efewer than 5£3,368
Band Ffewer than 5£3,980
Band Gfewer than 5£4,592
Band Hfewer than 5£5,511

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 71% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 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 6LU is in (ONS area E01013865), 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 NG8 6LU?

The nearest open schools to NG8 6LU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NG8 6LU, 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 NG8 6LU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NG8 6LU is Bulwell Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Bulwell Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Ilkeston Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Phoenix Park Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 2.0 kmCycle

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

19 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Flamsteed Road, 111 m away.

More stations near NG8 6LU, 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 NG8 6LU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NG8 6LU, 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 NG8 6LU?

2 within 1 km 14 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NG8 6LU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Polar Plus Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 600 mWalk
  • BP Charging point · 3 chargers · CHAdeMO 600 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near NG8 6LU?

The nearest to the centre of NG8 6LU, 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 NG8 6LU?

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 NG8 6LU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NG8 6LU, 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 NG8 6LU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NG8 6LU, 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 NG8 6LU?

The nearest vets to the centre of NG8 6LU 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 NG8 6LU in a conservation area?

The centre of NG8 6LU 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 6LU?

Police.uk records 231 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NG8 6LU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences109 reports
Anti-social behaviour34 reports
Criminal damage and arson21 reports
Other crime13 reports
Other theft11 reports
Public order10 reports

Also: vehicle crime 10, shoplifting 8, possession of weapons 5, burglary 3, theft from the person 3, drugs 3, 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 NG8 6LU

Ward
Bilborough
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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NG8 6LX40 mNG8 6LT40 mNG8 6LW60 mNG8 6LS90 mNG8 6LR90 mNG8 6JZ140 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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