NG2 1QF Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Meadows. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Meadows Way, Nottingham: 44 addresses
- Beardsley Gardens, Nottingham: 10 addresses
- Hope Close, Nottingham: 1 address
- Rutland Close, 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: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site of the Wilford Public House, Gritley Mews: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Eagle Press island site, Robin Hood Way: up to 42 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Canal Quarter - Waterway Street, Traffic Street: up to 227 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 1 Castle Quay, permissioned (580 m)
- Methodist Bridgeway Hall/ Salvation Army Site, not permissioned (880 m)
- Canal Quarter - Arkwright Street East: up to 376 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 26 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 36 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 6 medium, 26 low and 1 very low.
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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 25 m above sea level.
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 | 1.0 km |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Meadows Way West Tram Stop | 160 m |
| NG2 Tram Stop | 460 m | |
| Meadows Embankment Tram Stop | 480 m | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Castle Bridge Road Queens Drive | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 940 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 16.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bridgeway Practice | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 810 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 230 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Nottingham City Centre Police | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Nisa Chain Lane, Chain Lane | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.7 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 7.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard, a scheduled monument, 670 m north-west. 82 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rock cut houses N of Castle Boulevard | Scheduled monument | 670 m north-west |
| Rock cut houses S of Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 800 m north |
| Castle Museum and Art Gallery | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m north |
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south |
| Nottingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 890 m north |
| Nottingham Castle Outer Bailey Wall and Towers | Listed building, Grade I | 890 m north-east |
| Statue of Captain Albert Ball, Nottingham Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m north |
| Memorial Gardens, Nottingham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-east |
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 3.0 km east |
| Arbour Hill | Hill | 3.1 km west |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 3.4 km east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km west |
| Clifton Grove | Wood | 3.9 km south-west |
| Thompson's Wood | Wood | 3.9 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 | 8 | 5 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 6 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 44 |
24 of the postcode's 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 14 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 66% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 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 Meadows Way.