NG22 8TW

Rainworth North & Rufford · Newark and Sherwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Sherwood Forest
Postcode district
NG22
Postcode sector
NG22 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG22 8TN 630 m
NG22 8JF 972 m
NG22 8JE 1.1 km
NG22 8JG 1.3 km
NG22 8BP 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG22 8TW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG22
Postcode sector
NG22 8
Latitude
53.126613
Longitude
-1.076966
British National Grid easting
461,862
British National Grid northing
359,223

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Newark and Sherwood · E07000175
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
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. The Python Hill Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.3 km
  2. Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy

    Academy converter

    3.2 km
  3. The Joseph Whitaker School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Drugs 4
  • Other crime 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

4 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NG22 8 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+
50%
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

4

within 5 km

  • HILL VIEW SURGERY

    KIRKLINGTON ROAD, RAINWORTH, MANSFIELD, NG21 0JP

    ODS code C84656

    2.2 km

  • RAINWORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    WARSOP LANE, RAINWORTH, MANSFIELD, NG21 0AD

    ODS code C84087

    3.0 km

  • BILSTHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C84123

    3.4 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code C84037

    4.0 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

  • Lockwell Hill Farm

    BCT · Farnsfield

    0.7 miles
  • Lockwell Hill Farm

    BCT · Farnsfield

    0.7 miles
  • Rufford Avenue

    BCT · Rainworth

    1.1 miles
  • Lime Tree Place

    BCT · Rainworth

    1.1 miles
  • Kirklington Road

    BCT · Farnsfield

    1.1 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.

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Python Hill Academy is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 4 events.

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