What is the setting of High Fidelity by Nick Hornby?

The settings play a big part in the book's meaning. The reader rarely sees Rob away from his house or shop, indicating how comfortable he has become in his misery. In these two locations, Rob does little more than argue or think about how terrible his life is, as if their very sameness is a comment for own his feelings of inadequacy. The only thing he can do to relieve the situation is to surround and occupy himself with his obsessions. In his house, he tries to get over his relationship with Laura by organizing his record collection, and in his shop he talks about nothing more than music and top five lists.