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NG17 8BL

Kirkby Cross & Portland · Ashfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Nottingham
Ward
Kirkby Cross & Portland
Local authority
Ashfield
Constituency
Ashfield
Postcode district
NG17
Postcode sector
NG17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG17 8BB 50 m
NG17 8BA 85 m
NG17 8BJ 104 m
NG17 8AX 118 m
NG17 8AZ 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG17 8BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG17
Postcode sector
NG17 8
Latitude
53.099034
Longitude
-1.258256
British National Grid easting
449,763
British National Grid northing
356,014

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Ashfield · E07000170
Electoral ward
Kirkby Cross & Portland · E05010685
Parish or community
E43000122
Westminster constituency
Ashfield · E14001068
Output area
E00142394
Lower layer super output area
Ashfield 009B · E01027948
Middle layer super output area
Ashfield 009 · E02005827

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Chestnut Grove, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8BL 18 December 2020 £190,000
2, Chestnut Grove, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8BL 22 August 2014 £137,500
1, Chestnut Grove, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8BL 3 June 2013 £112,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. The West Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    259 m

  2. Orchard Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    560 m

  3. Outwood Academy Kirkby

    Academy converter

    823 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,989
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 657
  • Shoplifting 328
  • Anti social behaviour 271
  • Criminal damage and arson 186
  • Public order 112

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
NG17 8 residents
12,362

Age bands in NG17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

2,312 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,256 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

3,213 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

3,141 residents

Age 65 and over
16.3%

1,936 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NG17 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • KIRKBY COMMUNITY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05690

    707 m

  • FAMILY MEDICAL CENTRE (KIRKBY)

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

    ODS code C84074

    920 m

  • HEALTH CARE COMPLEX, KIRKBY

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

    ODS code C84629

    920 m

  • LOWMOOR ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code C84140

    920 m

  • KIRKBY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C84076

    928 m

  • ASHFIELD HOUSE (ANNESLEY)

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

    ODS code C84067

    2.5 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BLUEBELL WOOD WAY, SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, NG17 1JW

    ODS code C84014

    2.5 km

  • WILLOWBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROOK STREET, SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, NG17 1ES

    ODS code C84012

    2.7 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    KING STREET, SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, NG17 1AT

    ODS code C84061

    2.7 km

  • BRIERLEY PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    HUTHWAITE SUITE, 127 SUTTON ROAD, HUTHWAITE, SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, NG17 2NF

    ODS code C84077

    4.2 km

  • SELSTON SURGERY

    139 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SELSTON, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 6BT

    ODS code C84142

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Forster Street

    BCT · Kirkby in Ashfield

    0.1 miles

  • Wheatley Avenue

    BCT · Kirkby in Ashfield

    0.1 miles

  • Wheatley Avenue

    BCT · Kirkby in Ashfield

    0.2 miles

  • Forster Street

    BCT · Kirkby in Ashfield

    0.2 miles

  • Harcourt Street

    BCT · Kirkby in Ashfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ashfield 009B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,076 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. The West Park Academy is the nearest published school at 259 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,989 published events cover 12 months, averaging 165.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 657 events.

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