# NG6

Postcode district covering Nottingham, Bulwell and Highbury Vale, in Nottingham.

NG6 is a postcode district covering Nottingham, Bulwell and Highbury Vale, in Nottingham. Median sale price £184,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code NG6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [NG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NG6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £184,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NG6 was £184,000 in 2025. 275th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 38,566** (2021). NG6 had 38,566 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 504th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in NG6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.2%** (January 2026). In NG6, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NG6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 73% of people in NG6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=NG6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 426 homes were sold in NG6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NG6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NG6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NG6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NG6 had 38,566 usual residents at the census.

## How NG6 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | NG6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £184,000 | 4th cheapest | 29 postcode districts, NG · 2025 |
| Population | 38,566 | 12th least populated | 29 postcode districts, NG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 73% | 9th most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, NG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.2% | 2nd highest | 29 postcode districts, NG · Jan 2026 |

## Is NG6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NG6 at a rate of 135.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 104.1 per 1,000 people across the NG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 496 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NG6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,065), other crime (991) and anti-social behaviour (814).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NG6 was 129.7 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.

## Deprivation in NG6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NG6 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in NG6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gedling 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling/neighbourhood/e01028142) | 2,253 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.2% |
| [Nottingham 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013879) | 1,311 | 116.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.1% |
| [Nottingham 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013880) | 1,545 | 142.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Nottingham 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013881) | 1,546 | 138.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Nottingham 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013882) | 1,470 | 176.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013885) | 1,648 | 480.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.1% |
| [Nottingham 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013886) | 1,446 | 110.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013888) | 1,590 | 146.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013889) | 1,680 | 74.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013890) | 1,511 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Nottingham 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013891) | 1,754 | 269.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013875) | 1,278 | 47.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013876) | 1,692 | 150.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013877) | 1,557 | 155.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Nottingham 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013878) | 1,366 | 108.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013883) | 1,449 | 137.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013884) | 1,352 | 119.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013828) | 1,804 | 88.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.9% |
| [Nottingham 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013834) | 1,593 | 93.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013835) | 1,614 | 101.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013836) | 1,999 | 181.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.5% |
| [Nottingham 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013829) | 1,678 | 116.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013830) | 1,599 | 111.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013831) | 1,480 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Nottingham 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/neighbourhood/e01013832) | 1,856 | 112.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |

## Your MP

- [Nottingham North and Kimberley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/nottingham-north-and-kimberley): Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 92% of the people here.
- [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gedling): Michael Payne (Labour), MP since July 2024. 6.4% of the people here.
- [Sherwood Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sherwood-forest): Michelle Welsh (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.9% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in NG6

[Basford Park Lane](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/basford-park-lane), [Bulwell North](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/bulwell-north), [Bulwell West](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/bulwell-west), [Highbury Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/highbury-vale), [Old Basford](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/old-basford)

## Postcode sectors in NG6

[NG6 0 (191 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6-0), [NG6 6 (10 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6-6), [NG6 7 (82 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6-7), [NG6 8 (354 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6-8), [NG6 9 (150 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6-9)

## Council

[Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham)

## Towns in NG6

[Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham)

## Postcode districts next to NG6

[NG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng5), [NG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng7), [NG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng8), [NG15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng15), [NG16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng16)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bulwell (550 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1962,52.9997), [Bulwell (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1952,52.9997), [Bulwell Forest (750 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1907,53.0055), [Moor Bridge (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1870,53.0145)

## More in the NG postcode area

[All NG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## NG6 in brief

NG6 is a postcode district covering Nottingham, Bulwell and Highbury Vale, in Nottingham.
About 39,138 people lived in NG6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £184,000 in 2025 across 426 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 135.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NG6 was £184,000 in 2025.
NG6 had 38,566 usual residents at the census.
About 73% of people in NG6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NG6, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NG6
- Postcode area: [NG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng)
- Constituency: [Nottingham North and Kimberley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/nottingham-north-and-kimberley)
- Council: [Nottingham †](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham)
- Area: 12.99 km²
- People, mid-2024: 39,138*
- Neighbourhoods: 25
- Output areas: 129

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng5), [NG15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng15), [NG16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng16), [NG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng8), [NG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng7)

## Latest updates for NG6

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/NG6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng6