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NG6 8UL

Bestwood St Albans · Gedling · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bestwood St Albans
Local authority
Gedling
Constituency
Gedling
Postcode district
NG6
Postcode sector
NG6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG6 8YU 79 m
NG6 8TS 109 m
NG6 8TR 127 m
NG6 8TQ 132 m
NG6 8YX 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG6 8UL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG6
Postcode sector
NG6 8
Latitude
53.022326
Longitude
-1.175919
British National Grid easting
455,374
British National Grid northing
347,541

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Gedling · E07000173
Electoral ward
Bestwood St Albans · E05009689
Parish or community
E04012751
Westminster constituency
Gedling · E14001245
Output area
E00143392
Lower layer super output area
Gedling 016A · E01028142
Middle layer super output area
Gedling 016 · E02006835

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
48
Secondary
10

  1. Bestwood Village School

    Other independent special school

    306 m

  2. Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    401 m

  3. Warren Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,025
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 437
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Public order 71
  • Other theft 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

14 female, 10 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.0
NG6 8 residents
16,400

Age bands in NG6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.3%

3,526 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,810 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

4,443 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

4,208 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

2,585 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NG6 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Gigabit-capable
92.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • RISE PARK SURGERY

    OFF REVELSTOKE WAY, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5EB

    ODS code C84129

    1.2 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUCKNALL LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8AQ

    ODS code C84004

    2.0 km

  • OAKENHALL MEDICAL PRACT

    BOLSOVER STREET, HUCKNALL, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 7UA

    ODS code C84095

    2.2 km

  • TORKARD HILL MEDICAL CTRE

    FARLEYS LANE, HUCKNALL, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 6DY

    ODS code C84053

    2.3 km

  • THE OM SURGERY

    112 WATNALL ROAD, HUCKNALL, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 7JP

    ODS code Y00026

    2.4 km

  • WHYBURN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CURTIS STREET, HUCKNALL, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 7JE

    ODS code Y06443

    2.5 km

  • SOUTHGLADE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTHGLADE ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5GU

    ODS code Y05622

    2.6 km

  • LEEN VIEW SURGERY

    BULWELL RIVERSIDE CENTRE, MAIN STREET, BULWELL, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8QJ

    ODS code C84043

    3.0 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BULWELL RIVERSIDE CENTRE, MAIN STREET, BULWELL, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8QJ

    ODS code C84064

    3.0 km

  • THE ALICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CARNWOOD ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5HW

    ODS code C84695

    3.2 km

  • DAYBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DAYBROOK HEALTH CENTRE, SALOP STREET, DAYBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 6HP

    ODS code C84066

    3.3 km

  • STENHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 FURLONG STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BP

    ODS code C84026

    3.6 km

  • HUCKNALL ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    KIBWORTH CLOSE, HEATHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1NA

    ODS code C84078

    3.6 km

  • HIGHCROFT SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BQ

    ODS code C84055

    3.8 km

  • TUDOR HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    138 EDWARDS LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 3HU

    ODS code C84619

    4.0 km

  • LIME TREE SURGERY

    1 LIME TREE AVENUE, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 6AB

    ODS code C84694

    4.7 km

  • CHURCHFIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD BASFORD HEALTH CENTRE, 1 BAILEY STREET, OLD BASFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 0HD

    ODS code C84034

    4.8 km

  • ELMSWOOD SURGERY

    ELMSWOOD GARDENS, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 4AD

    ODS code C84011

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Square

    BCT · Bestwood Village

    0.0 miles

  • The Square

    BCT · Bestwood Village

    0.0 miles

  • Country Park

    BCT · Bestwood Village

    0.1 miles

  • Church Road

    BCT · Bestwood Village

    0.2 miles

  • Church Road

    BCT · Bestwood Village

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gedling 016A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,726 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 10 secondary schools. Bestwood Village School is the nearest published school at 306 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,025 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 437 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.