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

NG23 5SX 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 5SX 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

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. Newark and Sherwood 012D: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX
- **Rolleston, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX
- **No property in NG23 5SX 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=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Newark and Sherwood 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX
- **£234,764 average price**: For the whole of Newark and Sherwood, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NG23 5SX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX
- **Low road and rail noise at NG23 5SX**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX
- **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=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2024 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2026 | £562,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| September 2025 | £720,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| October 2024 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 380 m |

## 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: 53.0813, -0.9026

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)
- [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=-0.9026,53.0813,NG235SX

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng23-5sx