NG2 4PB Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dales. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Meadow Lane, Nottingham: 25 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 (63% of about 1,490 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Sneinton Market. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST ALBAN, grade II
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 21 Carlton Road, Nottingham NG3 2D: up to 6 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 1 Brook Street: up to 395 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Marco Island, Huntingdon Street: up to 25 homes, pending decision (470 m)
- Pemberton Street: up to 48 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Between Cowan Street and Beck Street: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- 50 Lower Parliament Street, not permissioned (540 m)
- 1 King Edward Court, King Edward Street: up to 357 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Carlton Road- Former Co-op, not permissioned (620 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 30 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% 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 | 940 m |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Lace Market Tram Stop | 570 m |
| Nottingham Station Tram Stop | 930 m | |
| Old Market Square Tram Stop | 930 m | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 73 within 800 m; nearest Eyre Street Sneinton | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 780 m |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m; nearest Games Haven Car Park | 330 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 18.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Windmill Practice | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sneinton Road Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Treeline Dental Care Nottingham | 460 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | St Ann's Police Station | 870 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank ATM | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Bellar Gate Rest Garden 880 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St Mary's Rest Garden 1.9 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King Edward Park 2.6 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is People's Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m west. 274 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| People's Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m west |
| Adams Building and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m south-west |
| County House | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south-west |
| Caves under Nos 3-7 Middle Pavement | Scheduled monument | 680 m west |
| Caves at Drury Hill | Scheduled monument | 690 m south-west |
| Cellar under No 8, Castle Gate | Scheduled monument | 890 m west |
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km west |
| Nottingham Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Mapperley | Hill | 3.2 km north |
| Holme Cut | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km east |
| Black Wood | Wood | 3.8 km north-west |
| Bridgford Covert | Wood | 4.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 2% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 76% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 59% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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 Meadow Lane.