NG16 6QA

Selston · Ashfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Nottingham
Ward
Selston
Local authority
Ashfield
Constituency
Ashfield
Postcode district
NG16
Postcode sector
NG16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG16 6AQ 81 m
NG16 6AL 107 m
NG16 6QG 120 m
NG16 6PY 127 m
NG16 6QE 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG16 6QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG16
Postcode sector
NG16 6
Latitude
53.072526
Longitude
-1.290995
British National Grid easting
447,600
British National Grid northing
353,043

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Ashfield · E07000170
Electoral ward
Selston · E05010689
Parish or community
E04007786
Westminster constituency
Ashfield · E14001068
Output area
E00142452
Lower layer super output area
Ashfield 011C · E01027962
Middle layer super output area
Ashfield 011 · E02005829

Postcode source versions

Explore NG16

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Friars Close, Selston, Nottingham, NG16 6QA 23 June 2022 £182,000
4, Friars Close, Selston, Nottingham, NG16 6QA 4 March 2022 £181,000
18, Friars Close, Selston, Nottingham, NG16 6QA 25 February 2022 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
23
Secondary
4
  1. Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    510 m
  2. Selston High School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
333
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 114
  • Shoplifting 61
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Other theft 33
  • Other crime 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

21 female, 23 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.4
NG16 6 residents
11,308

Age bands in NG16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,672 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,096 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

2,412 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

3,255 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

2,601 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NG16 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • SELSTON SURGERY

    139 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SELSTON, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 6BT

    ODS code C84142

    648 m

  • ASHFIELD HOUSE (ANNESLEY)

    ASHFIELD HOUSE, FOREST ROAD, KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD, ANNESLEY WOODHOUSE, NOTTINGHAM, NG17 9JB

    ODS code C84067

    2.4 km

  • JACKSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 MAIN ROAD, JACKSDALE, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 5JW

    ODS code C84654

    3.4 km

  • KIRKBY COMMUNITY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    PORTLAND STREET, KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG17 7AE

    ODS code Y05690

    4.3 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL CENTRE (KIRKBY)

    FAMILY MEDICAL CENTRE, 56A LOW MOOR ROAD, KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG17 7BG

    ODS code C84074

    4.4 km

  • HEALTH CARE COMPLEX, KIRKBY

    52 LOWMOOR ROAD, KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG17 7BG

    ODS code C84629

    4.4 km

  • LOWMOOR ROAD SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, LOWMOOR ROAD, KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG17 7BG

    ODS code C84140

    4.4 km

  • KIRKBY HEALTH CENTRE

    LOWMOOR ROAD, KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG17 7LG

    ODS code C84076

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Friars Close

    BCT · Selston

    0.0 miles
  • Friars Close

    BCT · Selston

    0.0 miles
  • Sherwood Way

    BCT · Selston

    0.1 miles
  • Sherwood Way

    BCT · Selston

    0.1 miles
  • Victoria Road

    BCT · Selston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ashfield 011C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,187 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £182,000 from 3 recorded sales in NG16 6QA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Ashfield is £190,024 in June 2026, up 3.2% year on year.

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 510 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

333 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 114 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.