NG2 2EW Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Meadows. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Beauvale Road, Nottingham: 45 addresses
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 (92% of about 660 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
- Methodist Bridgeway Hall/ Salvation Army Site, not permissioned (440 m)
- Eagle Press island site, Robin Hood Way: up to 42 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Site of the Wilford Public House, Gritley Mews: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Waterside - Iremonger Road, London Road: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Waterside - Meadow Lane: up to 525 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- 1 Wallet Street, Nottingham, NG2 3EL: up to 141 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Canal Quarter - Waterway Street, Traffic Street: up to 227 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Canal Quarter - Arkwright Street East: up to 376 homes, permissioned (680 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 31 at medium risk and 4 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, 32 medium, 4 low and 0 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 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 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 | 760 m |
| Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Queens Walk Tram Stop | 390 m |
| Meadows Embankment Tram Stop | 510 m | |
| Nottingham Station Tram Stop | 740 m | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Wilford Crescent Meadows | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Portland Centre Car Park | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 17.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bridgeway Practice | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bridgeway Centre (Dental Surgery) | 380 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Nottingham City Centre Police | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Arkwright Meadows Community Garden 4,060 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.7 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 21 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 9.0 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 45 |
2 of the postcode's 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 63% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Beauvale Road.