Unitary authority · England

Nottingham

Nottingham is a unitary authority. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Nottingham
Unitary authority · E06000018
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health
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Type
Unitary authority
Single tier
Official code
E06000018
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
Combined authority
East Midlands
Strategic transport, economic development, skills

Other bodies covering this area

East Midlands
Combined authority
  • Strategic transport
  • Economic development
  • Skills
Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham
Fire and rescue authority
  • Fire and rescue
50
Postcode sectors
20
Wards
3
Constituencies

14 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

20 wards recorded in this council area.

Aspley · Basford · Berridge · Bestwood · Bilborough · Bulwell · Bulwell Forest · Castle · Clifton East · Clifton West · Dales · Hyson Green & Arboretum · Leen Valley · Lenton & Wollaton East · Mapperley · Meadows · Radford · Sherwood · St. Ann's · Wollaton West

Postcode sectors

NG1 1 · NG1 2 · NG1 3 · NG1 4 · NG1 5 · NG1 6 · NG1 7 · NG1 9 · NG11 1 · NG11 7 · NG11 8 · NG11 9 · NG2 1 · NG2 2 · NG2 3 · NG2 4 · NG2 9 · NG3 1 · NG3 2 · NG3 3 · NG3 4 · NG3 5 · NG3 7 · NG5 1 · NG5 2 · NG5 3 · NG5 5 · NG5 9 · NG6 0 · NG6 6 · NG6 7 · NG6 8 · NG6 9 · NG7 1 · NG7 2 · NG7 3 · NG7 4 · NG7 5 · NG7 6 · NG7 7 · NG8 1 · NG8 2 · NG8 3 · NG8 4 · NG8 5 · NG8 6 · NG8 9 · NG90 4 · NG90 5 · NG90 7

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E06000018.