NG23 5AN

Viking · South Kesteven · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Viking
Local authority
South Kesteven
Constituency
Grantham and Bourne
Postcode district
NG23
Postcode sector
NG23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG23 5AL 68 m
NG23 5BD 69 m
NG23 5AW 87 m
NG23 5FH 118 m
NG23 5BB 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG23 5AN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG23
Postcode sector
NG23 5
Latitude
53.033709
Longitude
-0.736358
British National Grid easting
484,835
British National Grid northing
349,236

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Kesteven · E07000141
Electoral ward
Viking · E05010177
Parish or community
E04005893
Westminster constituency
Grantham and Bourne · E14001253
Output area
E00133760
Lower layer super output area
South Kesteven 001D · E01026333
Middle layer super output area
South Kesteven 001 · E02005476

Postcode source versions

Explore NG23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
3
Secondary
2
  1. The Claypole Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    317 m
  2. The Suthers School

    Free schools

    2.8 km
  3. Chuter Ede Primary School

    Community school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
65
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Other theft 4
  • Vehicle crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NG23 5 residents
7,442

Age bands in NG23 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

1,016 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

625 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.9%

1,170 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.9%

2,495 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

2,051 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • BALDERTON PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    LOWFIELD LANE, BALDERTON, NEWARK, NG24 3HJ

    ODS code Y05369

    4.0 km

  • LONG BENNINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, 10 VALLEY LANE, LONG BENNINGTON, NEWARK, NG23 5FR

    ODS code C83067

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Primary School

    BCT · Claypole

    0.2 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Claypole

    0.2 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Claypole

    0.2 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Claypole

    0.2 miles
  • Gretton Close

    BCT · Claypole

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Kesteven 001D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,692 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Claypole Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 317 m.

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

Recorded crime

65 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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