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NG23 5HS

Viking · South Kesteven · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5HJ 90 m
NG23 5GR 125 m
NG23 5GS 130 m
NG23 5HH 151 m
NG23 5HL 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG23 5HS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 October 2009
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG23
Postcode sector
NG23 5
Latitude
52.991912
Longitude
-0.734300
British National Grid easting
485,055
British National Grid northing
344,589

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Kesteven · E07000141
Electoral ward
Viking · E05010177
Parish or community
E04005952
Westminster constituency
Grantham and Bourne · E14001253
Output area
E00133879
Lower layer super output area
South Kesteven 002C · E01026355
Middle layer super output area
South Kesteven 002 · E02005477

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Long Bennington Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  2. The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.2 km

  3. Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
44
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Other crime 4
  • Burglary 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • LONG BENNINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C83067

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Westborough

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Westborough

    0.2 miles

  • Council Houses

    BCT · Westborough

    0.2 miles

  • Council Houses

    BCT · Westborough

    0.2 miles

  • Woods Close

    BCT · Long Bennington

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Kesteven 002C, 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

26,498 of 33,755

Income
9 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
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Long Bennington Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

44 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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