NG23 5JS

Farndon & Fernwood · Newark and Sherwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newark
Local authority
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Newark
Postcode district
NG23
Postcode sector
NG23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG23 5JT 177 m
NG23 5JU 245 m
NG23 5UD 1.0 km
NG23 5JZ 1.1 km
NG24 3RJ 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG23 5JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG23
Postcode sector
NG23 5
Latitude
53.019400
Longitude
-0.816071
British National Grid easting
479,516
British National Grid northing
347,553

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Newark and Sherwood · E07000175
Parish or community
E04007893
Westminster constituency
Newark · E14001375
Output area
E00144320
Lower layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 012B · E01028325
Middle layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 012 · E02005904

Postcode source versions

Explore NG23

32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Apanui, Newark Road, Cotham, Newark, NG23 5JS 30 July 2024 £160,000
Lezada, Newark Road, Cotham, Newark, NG23 5JS 10 April 2024 £290,000
The Chestnuts, 3, Newark Road, Cotham, Newark, NG23 5JS 14 March 2023 £419,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. The Suthers School

    Free schools

    3.6 km
  2. All Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.7 km
  3. The Sir Donald Bailey Academy

    Academy converter

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Robbery 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

25 female, 20 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NG23 5 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+
85%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
85%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85%
Gigabit-capable
85%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
85%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%

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

2

within 5 km

  • BALDERTON PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    LOWFIELD LANE, BALDERTON, NEWARK, NG24 3HJ

    ODS code Y05369

    4.2 km

  • LONG BENNINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C83067

    4.5 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

  • Church

    BCT · Cotham

    0.1 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Cotham

    0.1 miles
  • St Anns Way

    BCT · Shelton

    2.0 miles
  • St Anns Way

    BCT · Shelton

    2.0 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Hawton

    2.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newark and Sherwood 012B, 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

24,348 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £335,000 from 4 recorded sales in NG23 5JS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Newark and Sherwood is £233,902 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Suthers School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 4 events.

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