NG23 5RB

Trent · Newark and Sherwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG23 5QZ 125 m
NG23 5FW 135 m
NG23 5RA 273 m
NG23 5RD 275 m
NG23 5RP 287 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG23 5RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG23
Postcode sector
NG23 5
Latitude
53.081889
Longitude
-0.858790
British National Grid easting
476,540
British National Grid northing
354,458

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Newark and Sherwood · E07000175
Electoral ward
Trent · E05010083
Parish or community
E04007878
Westminster constituency
Newark · E14001375
Output area
E00144383
Lower layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 012D · E01028336
Middle layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 012 · E02005904

Postcode source versions

Explore NG23

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Corner Cottage, Church Lane, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RB 2 April 2026 £412,500
Fieldmouse Cottage, Church Lane, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RB 6 October 2025 £290,000
Glenrose, Church Lane, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RB 16 June 2021 £510,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Christ Church C of E Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.0 km
  3. Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

23 female, 19 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
1.9
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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
21.7%

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

3

within 5 km

  • LOMBARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PORTLAND STREET, NEWARK, NEWARK, NG24 4XG

    ODS code C84029

    3.3 km

  • BARNBY GATE SURGERY

    50 BARNBY GATE, NEWARK, NG24 1QD

    ODS code C84009

    3.7 km

  • FOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHERWOOD AVENUE, NEWARK, NG24 1QH

    ODS code C84019

    3.8 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

  • Primary School

    BCT · Averham

    0.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Averham

    0.1 miles
  • Staythorpe Road

    BCT · Averham

    0.2 miles
  • Staythorpe Road

    BCT · Averham

    0.2 miles
  • Hopwass Close

    BCT · Averham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

21,217 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
13
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 £351,250 from 2 recorded sales in NG23 5RB. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 8 events.

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