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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Nottingham, with 31 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Radon Affected Area by postcode area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 58% of people in NG live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£232,500
28th cheapest of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,222,213
5th most populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
58%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How NG compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. NG is £232,500.
£232,50028th cheapest
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. NG is 1,222,213.
1,222,2135th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares120 postcode areas, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 41.0%. NG is 58.0%.
58%46th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. NG is 91.7%.
91.7%joint 35th highest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.

Is NG safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NG at a rate of 104.1 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 11,475 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NG.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (45,073), other crime (23,747) and anti-social behaviour (20,456).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NG was 99.0 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in NG

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
NG1Nottingham, Lace Market16,609£151,250635.1 per 1,000
NG2West Bridgford, Sneinton61,293£321,500101.4 per 1,000
NG3Nottingham, St Ann's51,569£220,000102.9 per 1,000
NG4Carlton, Gedling40,904£231,50067.2 per 1,000
NG5Nottingham, Arnold90,410£225,000107.2 per 1,000
NG6Nottingham, Bulwell38,566£184,000135.1 per 1,000
NG7Nottingham, Radford63,175£178,500168.8 per 1,000
NG8Nottingham, Bilborough66,480£235,50097.2 per 1,000
NG9Beeston, Chilwell73,281£265,00083.0 per 1,000
NG10Long Eaton, Sandiacre47,412£220,00095.5 per 1,000
NG11Clifton, Ruddington38,920£260,00094.7 per 1,000
NG12Radcliffe on Trent, Cotgrave36,003£325,00050.8 per 1,000
NG13Bingham, Bottesford22,906£328,00051.2 per 1,000
NG14Calverton, Burton Joyce20,354£340,00060.4 per 1,000
NG15Hucknall, Ravenshead45,336£240,00084.3 per 1,000
NG16Eastwood64,029£215,00080.7 per 1,000
NG17Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Sutton in Ashfield75,157£190,000110.6 per 1,000
NG18Mansfield, Ravensdale45,389£201,750175.4 per 1,000
NG19Mansfield Woodhouse, Forest Town54,156£190,50075.4 per 1,000
NG20Shirebrook, Market Warsop27,882£171,00082.8 per 1,000
NG21Rainworth, Edwinstowe24,474£217,25071.9 per 1,000
NG22New Ollerton, Bilsthorpe28,155£214,99872.0 per 1,000
NG23Collingham17,932£348,50046.5 per 1,000
NG24Newark-on-Trent, New Balderton48,539£225,000114.2 per 1,000
NG25Southwell, Westhorpe9,101£405,00037.6 per 1,000
NG31Grantham, Cherry Orchard47,517£210,000110.8 per 1,000
NG32South Kesteven12,838£332,50053.4 per 1,000
NG33Colsterworth9,878£312,50067.5 per 1,000
NG34Sleaford43,948£230,00066.5 per 1,000
NG80Nottingham, BeestonNo figureNo figureNo figure
NG90Nottingham, RylandsNo figureNo figureNo figure
NG in brief

The NG postcode area, named after Nottingham, has 31 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in NG was £232,500 in 2025.

NG had 1,222,213 usual residents at the census.

About 58% of people in NG live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In NG, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.