NG24 1JP

Beacon · Newark and Sherwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Beacon
Local authority
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Newark
Postcode district
NG24
Postcode sector
NG24 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG24 1TF 64 m
NG24 1TQ 74 m
NG24 1UN 111 m
NG24 1QH 112 m
NG24 1QF 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG24 1JP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG24
Postcode sector
NG24 1
Latitude
53.072395
Longitude
-0.805515
British National Grid easting
480,126
British National Grid northing
353,460

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Newark and Sherwood · E07000175
Electoral ward
Beacon · E05011553
Parish or community
E04013148
Westminster constituency
Newark · E14001375
Output area
E00144379
Lower layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 009E · E01028335
Middle layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 009 · E02005901

Postcode source versions

Explore NG24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Magnus Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    499 m
  2. Mount CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    631 m
  3. The King's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    660 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,806
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,049
  • Shoplifting 756
  • Anti social behaviour 523
  • Criminal damage and arson 400
  • Public order 243

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NG24 1 residents
8,134

Age bands in NG24 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

1,187 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

896 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.2%

2,414 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

1,993 residents

Age 65 and over
16.2%

1,258 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.

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
0%

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

4

within 5 km

  • FOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHERWOOD AVENUE, NEWARK, NG24 1QH

    ODS code C84019

    112 m

  • BARNBY GATE SURGERY

    50 BARNBY GATE, NEWARK, NG24 1QD

    ODS code C84009

    287 m

  • LOMBARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PORTLAND STREET, NEWARK, NEWARK, NG24 4XG

    ODS code C84029

    451 m

  • BALDERTON PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    LOWFIELD LANE, BALDERTON, NEWARK, NG24 3HJ

    ODS code Y05369

    2.5 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

  • Lime Grove

    BCT · Newark

    0.1 miles
  • Sherwood Avenue

    BCT · Newark

    0.1 miles
  • Sherwood Avenue

    BCT · Newark

    0.1 miles
  • Beaumond Gardens

    BCT · Newark

    0.1 miles
  • Winchilsea Avenue

    BCT · Newark

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newark and Sherwood 009E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,107 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
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

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Magnus Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 499 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,806 published events cover 12 months, averaging 317.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,049 events.

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