NG2 4RU Nottingham
Live postcode, introduced April 2024. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Unnamed street near City Link, Sneinton: 325 addresses
- City Link, Nottingham: 3 addresses
- Meadow Lane, Nottingham: 2 addresses
- Poplar Street, Nottingham: 1 address
- Lower Eldon Street, Nottingham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near City Link, Sneinton: 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 B (38% of about 1,550 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
- Pemberton Street: up to 48 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 9 -9A Castle Street, permissioned (460 m)
- Canal Quarter - Queens Rd, East of Nottingham Station, Queens Road: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- 21 Carlton Road, Nottingham NG3 2D: up to 6 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Canal Quarter - Crocus Street Southpoint (66-68 London Rd): up to 131 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Waterside - Cattle Market, Cattle Market Road: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- 1 Wallet Street, Nottingham, NG2 3EL: up to 141 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- Waterside - Iremonger Road, London Road: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 333 addresses are between 25 m and 27 m above sea level (26 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 | 820 m |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Lace Market Tram Stop | 770 m |
| Nottingham Station Tram Stop | 780 m | |
| Old Market Square Tram Stop | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest City Link Road Sneinton | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Marsh Bus Station Nottingham | 770 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Stoney Street | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 18.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Windmill Practice | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sneinton Road Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Treeline Dental Care Nottingham | 510 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | St Ann's Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Rontec - Daleside Cashzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,490 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 1.6 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King Edward Park 2.6 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 550 m west. 216 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m west |
| Shire Hall and Adjoining County Gaol | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m west |
| County House | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m west |
| Former Police Station Adjoining Shire Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m west |
| Caves at Drury Hill | Scheduled monument | 750 m west |
| Caves under Nos 3-7 Middle Pavement | Scheduled monument | 800 m west |
| Cellar under No 8, Castle Gate | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Memorial Gardens, Nottingham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south |
| General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Holme Cut | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km east |
| Mapperley | Hill | 3.6 km north |
| Bridgford Covert | Wood | 3.6 km south-east |
| Black Wood | Wood | 4.2 km north-west |
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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 262 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 63 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 333 |
333 of the postcode's 333 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 83% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 76% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 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 Unnamed street near City Link.