# NG16 2RQ: area report for a postcode in Broxtowe

NG16 2RQ is a postcode in Broxtowe.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Broxtowe. Open the map at NG16 2RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) › [NG16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng16) › [NG16 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng16-2)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 64% on July. Broxtowe 016G: 64 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ
- **Ilkeston, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ
- **No property in NG16 2RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Broxtowe 016G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ
- **£252,624 average price**: For the whole of Broxtowe, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NG16 2RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NG16 2RQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Awsworth Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/awsworth-primary-and-nursery-school-e145786) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blue Mountain Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blue-mountain-education-e131536) | Special | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bennerley Fields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bennerley-fields-school-e146052) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Esteem Valley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/esteem-valley-academy-e146055) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Cotmanhay Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cotmanhay-junior-school-e112569) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cotmanhay-infant-and-nursery-school-e112570) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Gilthill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilthill-primary-school-e145641) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Charlotte Nursery and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlotte-nursery-and-infant-school-e112575) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £176,250 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £262,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £154,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £259,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £220,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: AWSWORTH PHARMACY (310 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £252,624** (July 2026). Broxtowe’s average house price was £252,624 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,037** (2025). Full-time workers living in Broxtowe earned a median of £38,037 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 160th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Broxtowe costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.8** (2025). Broxtowe has a deprivation score of 13.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 74th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Broxtowe 016G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.7** (2025). Broxtowe 016G has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,593rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £186,498** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Broxtowe 016G was £186,498 in 2025. 5,376th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,166** (2021). Broxtowe 016G had 2,166 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,186th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Broxtowe 016G, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NG16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NG16 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 64,029** (2021). NG16 had 64,029 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 71st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 76%** (2022). About 76% of people in NG16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.0%** (January 2026). In NG16, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe)
- Centre: 52.9907, -1.2896

Council: [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/broxtowe): Juliet Campbell (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.2896,52.9907,NG162RQ

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