NG1 2AB Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham: 20 addresses
- Queen Street, Nottingham: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Wollaton Street, Nottingham: 3 addresses
- Norfolk Place, Nottingham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Nottingham in 2026-27: Band D £2,755 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,837 | £2,143 | £2,449 | £2,755 | £3,368 | £3,980 | £4,592 | £5,511 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (33% of about 1,830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Old Market Square. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 25.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 54-57 Long Row, grade II*
- ELITE BUILDING, grade II*
- 11, KING STREET, grade II
- 13, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 15, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 17, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 19, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 22 AND 24, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 5, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 30, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 32, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 34, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 36-44 Long Row and 2-20 Market Street, Nottingham (former Debenhams buildings), grade II
- 36, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 52 AND 54, UPPER PARLIAMENT STREET, grade II
- 52, LONG ROW WEST, grade II
- 6, 8, 10 AND 10A, KING'S WALK (See details for further address information), grade II
- 7, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 9, MARKET STREET, grade II
- ALEXANDRA HOUSE, grade II
- BLUE BELL PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- LANGTRY'S PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- Nos. 72-82 Upper Parliament Street, including Nos. 1-7 and the Stage Door Public House, Wollaton Street and Westminster Buildings, Theatre Square, grade II
- THE FRONTAGE, grade II
- Theatre Royal, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 2 And 3 Newcastle Chambers NG1 6HL, permissioned (190 m)
- Police garage and offices, 24-30 Shakespeare Street, permissioned (350 m)
- 6 Victoria Street, NG1 2EW: up to 22 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 1 King Edward Court, King Edward Street: up to 357 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Victoria Works, Cairns Street: up to 350 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Between Rick St & Howard St off Glasshouse St, NG1 3LP: up to 139 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- 50 Lower Parliament Street, not permissioned (450 m)
- 31 Curzon Street/185-191 Huntingdon Street: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 46 m and 49 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Nottingham 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Royal Centre Tram Stop | 90 m |
| Old Market Square Tram Stop | 200 m | |
| Lace Market Tram Stop | 420 m | |
| Bus stops | 65 stops within 400 m, 108 within 800 m; nearest Queen Street Nottingham | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Bus Station Nottingham | 480 m |
| Car parks | 18 within 800 m; nearest ECP Upper Parliament St Car Park | 90 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 18.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Parliament Street Medical Centre | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Practice (32 Market Street) | 20 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Nottingham City Centre Police | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 580 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Chinese Bell Garden 7.1 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Collin Street Play Area 710 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,800 m² | 870 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,810 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Elite Building, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m east. 474 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elite Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m east |
| 54-57 Long Row | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-west |
| Bromley House | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-west |
| Newton Building at Nottingham Trent University | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-west |
| Medieval city wall | Scheduled monument | 270 m west |
| Cellar under No 8, Castle Gate | Scheduled monument | 370 m south |
| Caves under Nos 3-7 Middle Pavement | Scheduled monument | 450 m south-east |
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 650 m north-west |
| Nottingham Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 820 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 2.3 km east |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 2.7 km east |
| Black Wood | Wood | 3.4 km north |
| Mapperley | Hill | 3.4 km north-east |
| Arbour Hill | Hill | 3.7 km west |
| Holme Cut | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 6 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 20 | 1 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 11 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 11 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
28 of the postcode's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 24 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 23 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 87% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 23% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Upper Parliament Street.