# NG23 5RQ: area report for a postcode in Newark and Sherwood

NG23 5RQ is a postcode in Newark and Sherwood.

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 Newark and Sherwood. Open the map at NG23 5RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) › [NG23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng23) › [NG23 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng23-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Newark and Sherwood 012D: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ
- **Rolleston, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ
- **No property in NG23 5RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Newark and Sherwood 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ
- **£234,764 average price**: For the whole of Newark and Sherwood, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ
- **89% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NG23 5RQ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ
- **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=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-crosskeys-cofe-academy-e143294) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,764** (July 2026). Newark and Sherwood’s average house price was £234,764 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,118** (2025). Full-time workers living in Newark and Sherwood earned a median of £37,118 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 127th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Newark and Sherwood costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 117th 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: 19.1** (2025). Newark and Sherwood has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Newark and Sherwood 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.2** (2025). Newark and Sherwood 012D has a deprivation score of 13.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,468th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £301,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newark and Sherwood 012D was £301,000 in 2025. Joint 15,357th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,140** (2021). Newark and Sherwood 012D had 1,140 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,852nd 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: 61.9%** (January 2026). In Newark and Sherwood 012D, 61.9% 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.

## NG23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £348,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NG23 was £348,500 in 2025. Joint 817th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,932** (2021). NG23 had 17,932 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,169th least 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: 22%** (2022). About 22% of people in NG23 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: 35.8%** (January 2026). In NG23, 35.8% 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: [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood)
- Centre: 53.0732, -0.8589

Council: [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newark](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newark): Robert Jenrick (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.8589,53.0732,NG235RQ

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