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NG21 0RS

Rainworth South & Blidworth · Newark and Sherwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rainworth South & Blidworth
Local authority
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Sherwood Forest
Postcode district
NG21
Postcode sector
NG21 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG21 0UJ 15 m
NG21 0TA 93 m
NG21 0RD 142 m
NG21 0RZ 244 m
NG21 0RT 259 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG21 0RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG21
Postcode sector
NG21 0
Latitude
53.102892
Longitude
-1.117504
British National Grid easting
459,182
British National Grid northing
356,550

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Newark and Sherwood · E07000175
Electoral ward
Rainworth South & Blidworth · E05010080
Parish or community
E04007885
Westminster constituency
Sherwood Forest · E14001471
Output area
E00144179
Lower layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 006B · E01028298
Middle layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 006 · E02005898

Postcode source versions

Explore NG21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
1

  1. Blidworth Oaks Primary School

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    142 m

  2. The Joseph Whitaker School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. Lake View Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
569
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 215
  • Shoplifting 92
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Public order 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NG21 0 residents
12,731

Age bands in NG21 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

2,132 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,242 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

3,240 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

3,629 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

2,449 residents

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL GROUP

    BLIDWORTH SURGERY, 59-61 MANSFIELD ROAD, BLIDWORTH, MANSFIELD, NG21 0RB

    ODS code C84037

    270 m

  • RAINWORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    WARSOP LANE, RAINWORTH, MANSFIELD, NG21 0AD

    ODS code C84087

    1.5 km

  • HILL VIEW SURGERY

    KIRKLINGTON ROAD, RAINWORTH, MANSFIELD, NG21 0JP

    ODS code C84656

    1.9 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

  • Aberconway Street

    BCT · Blidworth

    0.1 miles

  • Aberconway Street

    BCT · Blidworth

    0.1 miles

  • Belle Vue Lane

    BCT · Blidworth

    0.1 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Blidworth

    0.1 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Blidworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newark and Sherwood 006B, 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

18,016 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Blidworth Oaks Primary School is the nearest published school at 142 m.

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

Recorded crime

569 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 215 events.

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