# NG16 5BZ: area report for a postcode in Ashfield

NG16 5BZ is a postcode in Ashfield.

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 Ashfield. Open the map at NG16 5BZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) › [NG16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng16) › [NG16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng16-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Ashfield 012C: 70 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ
- **Langley Mill, 3.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ
- **No property in NG16 5BZ 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=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Ashfield 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ
- **£190,179 average price**: For the whole of Ashfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NG16 5BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NG16 5BZ**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Underwood Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/underwood-church-of-england-primary-school-e122746) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brinsley Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brinsley-primary-and-nursery-school-e122566) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bagthorpe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bagthorpe-primary-school-e122578) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £368,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2024 | £284,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| November 2023 | £299,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 580 m |
| September 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 590 m |
| June 2025 | £230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 600 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BRINSLEY PHARMACY (810 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £190,179** (July 2026). Ashfield’s average house price was £190,179 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,577** (2025). Full-time workers living in Ashfield earned a median of £32,577 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 12th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Ashfield costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st 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: 25.6** (2025). Ashfield has a deprivation score of 25.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 73rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Ashfield 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.9** (2025). Ashfield 012C has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,989th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £292,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ashfield 012C was £292,500 in 2025. Joint 15,548th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,455** (2021). Ashfield 012C had 1,455 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,840th least 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: 91.9%** (January 2026). In Ashfield 012C, 91.9% 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: [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield)
- Centre: 53.0438, -1.3018

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

## Your MP

- [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashfield): Lee Anderson (Reform UK), 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=-1.3018,53.0438,NG165BZ

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