NG2 1DW Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced March 1982. Ward: Meadows. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Victoria Embankment, Nottingham: 3 addresses
- Main Road, Wilford: 2 addresses
- Riverside Way, Nottingham: 2 addresses
- Queen's Walk, 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 A (74% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- GATEWAYS AND SCREENS AT NORTH END OF WILFORD BRIDGE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK ADJOINING GATEWAYS AND SCREENS NORTH OF WILFORD BRIDGE, grade II
- STATUE OF SIR ROBERT JUCKES CLIFTON 50 METRES EAST OF WILFORD BRIDGE, grade II
- WILFORD BRIDGE TOLL HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Eagle Press island site, Robin Hood Way: up to 42 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Site of the Wilford Public House, Gritley Mews: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Canal Quarter - Waterway Street, Traffic Street: up to 227 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Methodist Bridgeway Hall/ Salvation Army Site, not permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 21 m and 26 m above sea level (24 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 | 1.1 km |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Meadows Embankment Tram Stop | 90 m |
| Wilford Village Tram Stop | 310 m | |
| Queens Walk Tram Stop | 550 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Carroll Gardens H&R Meadows | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | The Portland Centre Car Park | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 540 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 16.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bridgeway Practice | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 750 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 520 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Nottingham City Centre Police | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.7 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.7 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 6.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Wilfrid, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m south-west. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m south-west |
| Memorial Gardens, Nottingham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-east |
| Rock cut houses S of Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Old Trent Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 2.9 km north-east |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 3.3 km north-east |
| Arbour Hill | Hill | 3.4 km west |
| Wilford Hill | Hill | 3.5 km south-east |
| Bridgford Covert | Wood | 3.5 km south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 3 |
4 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 5 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 44% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Victoria Embankment.