Old Street Nottingham
1 address across 1 postcode (NG1), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29015223.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Nottingham costs £2,755 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Nottingham, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, St Mary's Rest Garden, is about 270 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 17.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 42 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Victoria And Mapperley Practice, about 40 m away, with 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 1% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2,011 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band A (84% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Victoria Works, Cairns Street: up to 350 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Between Rick St & Howard St off Glasshouse St, NG1 3LP: up to 139 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- 31 Curzon Street/185-191 Huntingdon Street: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- 1 King Edward Court, King Edward Street: up to 357 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 50 Lower Parliament Street, not permissioned (280 m)
- Police garage and offices, 24-30 Shakespeare Street, permissioned (290 m)
- Between Cowan Street and Beck Street: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Marco Island, Huntingdon Street: up to 25 homes, pending decision (290 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 street's address is about 42 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG1 3LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Nottingham 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Netherfield 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Carlton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Royal Centre Tram Stop | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Lace Market Tram Stop | 500 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Old Market Square Tram Stop | 590 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 48 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 113 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Centre Nottingham | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Bus Station Nottingham | 220 m |
| Car parks | 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Metro Car Park | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 18.7 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria And Mapperley Practice | 40 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glasshouse (Nott'm) LTD | 40 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest City Dental Practice | 330 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | St Ann's Police Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Intu Victoria Centre, Lower Parliament Street Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Mary's Rest Garden 1.9 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Chinese Bell Garden 7.1 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,800 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,810 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Elite Building, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south-west. 391 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Elite Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| People's Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Newton Building at Nottingham Trent University | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Arkwright Building, Nottingham Trent University | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Caves under Nos 3-7 Middle Pavement | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Medieval city wall | Scheduled monument | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Cellar under No 8, Castle Gate | Scheduled monument | 710 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Nottingham Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Jewish Burial Ground, North Sherwood Street | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roughhill Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Colwick Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Mapperley | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Black Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Robin's Wood | Wood | 4 km (2.5 miles) west |
| Holme Cut | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Nottingham: see them on the Nottingham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 390 m | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Nottingham College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sycamore Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| William Booth Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Ann's Well Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bluecoat Trent Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Welbeck Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Djanogly City Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Foresters Arms NG1 3LX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 20 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2024 |
| Planet Bounce NG1 3NL | Other catering premises | 60 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2024 |
| Boss Pizza NG1 3NL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Glasshouse Chemist NG1 3LW | Retailers - other | 70 m | Exempt | |
| TG Jones High Street Limited NG1 3QD | Retailers - other | 80 m | Exempt | |
| Muffin Break NG1 3QN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Costa Ltd NG1 3QE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2025 |
| Superdrug Stores Plc NG1 3QD | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2025 |
| The Entertainer NG1 3QN | Retailers - other | 90 m | Exempt | |
| Holland & Barrett NG1 3QE | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 2 May 2024 |
| Golf Fang Nottingham NG1 3NL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Sostrene Grene NG1 3QN | Retailers - other | 100 m | Exempt | |
| Rizzoli Prosecco Bar NG1 3QN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Mr Pretzels NG1 3QF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2025 |
| SI5 Spy Missions Ltd NG1 3LS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 839 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 352 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 220 |
| Public order | 112 |
| Other theft | 103 |
| Drugs | 76 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 66 |
| Robbery | 58 |
| Vehicle crime | 46 |
| Theft from the person | 41 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Bicycle theft | 21 |
| Other crime | 21 |
| Possession of weapons | 20 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (795); On or near Parking Area (379); On or near Cairns Street (216); On or near Clare Street (205); On or near Milton Street (142).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 1% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 23% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 38% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Viral Eats Nottingham (restaurant/cafe/canteen, NG1 1AQ) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Access Creative College (other catering premises, NG1 3LL) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Cured (pub/bar/nightclub, ) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings The Loxley (pub/bar/nightclub, NG1 2EG) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 23 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Shanghai Shanghai (restaurant/cafe/canteen, NG1 1FE) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 22 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NG1 3LX: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
St Ann's Street · Perth Street · Lower Parliament Street · Howard Street · Union Road · St Marks Street · Rick Street · Cairns Street · Curzon Place · Victoria Centre · Glasshouse Street · Kent Street
All the streets in NG1 and across Nottingham.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.