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NG22 8HS

Rainworth North & Rufford · Newark and Sherwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rainworth North & Rufford
Local authority
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Sherwood Forest
Postcode district
NG22
Postcode sector
NG22 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG22 8JF 71 m
NG22 8JA 842 m
NG21 0HU 898 m
NG21 0HS 920 m
NG21 0HT 935 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG22 8HS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2005
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG22
Postcode sector
NG22 8
Latitude
53.119018
Longitude
-1.084032
British National Grid easting
461,400
British National Grid northing
358,372

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Newark and Sherwood · E07000175
Electoral ward
Rainworth North & Rufford · E05010079
Parish or community
E04007939
Westminster constituency
Sherwood Forest · E14001471
Output area
E00144175
Lower layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 005A · E01028295
Middle layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 005 · E02005897

Postcode source versions

Explore NG22

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. The Python Hill Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

  2. The Joseph Whitaker School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

  3. Lake View Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
88
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Other crime 6
  • Other theft 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NG22 8 residents
8,172

Age bands in NG22 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,311 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

769 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.5%

1,565 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

2,390 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

1,989 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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • HILL VIEW SURGERY

    KIRKLINGTON ROAD, RAINWORTH, MANSFIELD, NG21 0JP

    ODS code C84656

    1.6 km

  • RAINWORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    WARSOP LANE, RAINWORTH, MANSFIELD, NG21 0AD

    ODS code C84087

    2.3 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C84037

    3.1 km

  • BILSTHORPE SURGERY

    BIRKWOOD, MICKLEDALE LANE, BILSTHORPE, NEWARK, NG22 8QB

    ODS code C84123

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Rufford Avenue

    BCT · Rainworth

    0.7 miles

  • Lime Tree Place

    BCT · Rainworth

    0.7 miles

  • Lime Tree Place

    BCT · Rainworth

    0.7 miles

  • Oak Avenue

    BCT · Rainworth

    0.7 miles

  • Lockwell Hill Farm

    BCT · Farnsfield

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newark and Sherwood 005A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,793 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Python Hill Academy is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

88 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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