NG23 6DY

Muskham · Newark and Sherwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newark
Ward
Muskham
Local authority
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Newark
Postcode district
NG23
Postcode sector
NG23 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG23 6EQ 253 m
NG23 6EA 340 m
NG23 6EG 419 m
NG23 6EF 423 m
NG23 6EH 455 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG23 6DY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG23
Postcode sector
NG23 6
Latitude
53.109290
Longitude
-0.819268
British National Grid easting
479,137
British National Grid northing
357,549

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Newark and Sherwood · E07000175
Electoral ward
Muskham · E05010077
Parish or community
E04007941
Westminster constituency
Newark · E14001375
Output area
E00144389
Lower layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 003C · E01028337
Middle layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 003 · E02005895

Postcode source versions

Explore NG23

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Firs, Great North Road, South Muskham, Newark, NG23 6DY 8 April 2024 £375,000
(eden), Great North Road, South Muskham, Newark, NG23 6DY 23 October 2018 £440,000
Cherry Lodge, Great North Road, South Muskham, Newark, NG23 6DY 27 October 2017 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Muskham Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.4 km
  3. Winthorpe Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
57
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Other theft 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

9 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
NG23 6 residents
5,663

Age bands in NG23 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

800 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

472 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.8%

980 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.9%

1,754 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

1,498 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NG23 6 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+
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
75%

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

  • BARNBY GATE SURGERY

    50 BARNBY GATE, NEWARK, NG24 1QD

    ODS code C84009

    3.9 km

  • LOMBARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PORTLAND STREET, NEWARK, NEWARK, NG24 4XG

    ODS code C84029

    4.0 km

  • FOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHERWOOD AVENUE, NEWARK, NG24 1QH

    ODS code C84019

    4.2 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 Lane

    BCT · South Muskham

    0.2 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · South Muskham

    0.2 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · South Muskham

    0.2 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · South Muskham

    0.3 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · South Muskham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newark and Sherwood 003C, 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

24,960 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
8
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 £375,000 from 1 recorded sale in NG23 6DY. 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 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Muskham Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

57 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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