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NG16

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Eastwood, in Broxtowe, Ashfield and Amber Valley.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NG16 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In NG16, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£215,000
482nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
64,029
71st most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How NG16 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

NG16Middle
Median sale price29 postcode districts, NG · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in NG29 areas from £151,250 to £405,000. The middle area is £225,000. NG16 is £215,000.
£215,00010th cheapest
Population29 postcode districts, NG · 2021
Population: every postcode district in NG29 areas from 9,101 to 90,410. The middle area is 43,948. NG16 is 64,029.
64,0295th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage29 postcode districts, NG · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in NG29 areas from 35.8% to 99.2%. The middle area is 94.3%. NG16 is 96.0%.
96.0%11th highest
Claimant rate29 postcode districts, NG · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in NG29 areas from 1.2% to 6.5%. The middle area is 3.4%. NG16 is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 11th lowest

Is NG16 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NG16 at a rate of 80.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 104.1 per 1,000 people across NG.

In August 2026 alone, 468 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NG16.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,832), other crime (938) and anti-social behaviour (775).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NG16 was 77.5 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in NG16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NG16 has no single figure. Of its 41 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in NG16

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Amber Valley 005B1,47071.4 per 1,000450.6%
Amber Valley 012D2,11261.2 per 1,000598.5%
Amber Valley 017C1,647149.7 per 1,000299.1%
Amber Valley 017D2,046236.8 per 1,000193.9%
Ashfield 011A1,56463.7 per 1,000391.1%
Ashfield 011B1,84145.7 per 1,000792.5%
Ashfield 011C1,50225.7 per 1,000699.9%
Ashfield 011D1,677110.1 per 1,000398.4%
Ashfield 012A1,65554.1 per 1,000391.9%
Ashfield 012B1,38346.5 per 1,000598.1%
Ashfield 012C1,45570.0 per 1,000791.9%
Ashfield 012D1,38034.0 per 1,000699.6%
Bolsover 010A1,333104.3 per 1,000489.5%
Bolsover 010B1,49284.0 per 1,000283.2%
Bolsover 010C1,42163.0 per 1,000597.9%
Broxtowe 001A1,27644.1 per 1,000599.4%
Broxtowe 001B1,00724.3 per 1,000899.8%
Broxtowe 001C1,50037.5 per 1,000797.6%
Broxtowe 001D1,40930.7 per 1,000799.9%
Broxtowe 001E1,48695.4 per 1,000499.9%
Broxtowe 002A1,64382.3 per 1,0002100.0%
Broxtowe 002B1,490135.2 per 1,000498.9%
Broxtowe 002C1,635211.0 per 1,000299.1%
Broxtowe 002D1,453146.2 per 1,000299.9%
Broxtowe 003A1,72555.4 per 1,000599.9%
Broxtowe 003B1,62847.1 per 1,000999.8%
Broxtowe 003C1,702192.6 per 1,000799.0%
Broxtowe 003D1,57624.8 per 1,0001099.0%
Broxtowe 003E1,64329.3 per 1,000998.9%
Broxtowe 004A1,33668.9 per 1,0006100.0%
Broxtowe 004B1,082117.2 per 1,000385.7%
Broxtowe 004C1,58721.2 per 1,000998.9%
Broxtowe 004D1,59278.0 per 1,000499.6%
Broxtowe 004E1,90520.3 per 1,000997.8%
Broxtowe 004F1,65552.3 per 1,000899.2%
Broxtowe 016A1,18570.8 per 1,000698.4%
Broxtowe 016B1,402128.7 per 1,000695.6%
Broxtowe 016C2,04775.0 per 1,000997.1%
Broxtowe 016D1,72099.9 per 1,00010100.0%
Broxtowe 016E1,44138.4 per 1,00010100.0%
Broxtowe 016G2,16663.5 per 1,000599.5%

MPs for NG16

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in NG167

Postcode sectors in NG167

Councils NG16 covers3

Towns in NG164

Postcode districts next to NG169

Nearest rail stations1

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NG16 in brief

NG16 is a postcode district covering Eastwood, in Broxtowe, Ashfield and Amber Valley.

About 65,233 people lived in NG16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £215,000 in 2025 across 992 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 80.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in NG16 was £215,000 in 2025.

NG16 had 64,029 usual residents at the census.

In NG16, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In NG16, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.