NG24 2JS

Beacon · Newark and Sherwood · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newark
Ward
Beacon
Local authority
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Newark
Postcode district
NG24
Postcode sector
NG24 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG24 2LA 79 m
NG24 2LB 108 m
NG24 2LG 121 m
NG24 2UB 138 m
NG24 2LD 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG24 2JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG24
Postcode sector
NG24 2
Latitude
53.075457
Longitude
-0.783860
British National Grid easting
481,571
British National Grid northing
353,825

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
E00144158
Lower layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 009B · E01028293
Middle layer super output area
Newark and Sherwood 009 · E02005901

Postcode source versions

Explore NG24

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Beacon Heights, Newark, NG24 2JS 10 October 2024 £546,468
1, Beacon Heights, Newark, NG24 2JS 5 August 2024 £255,000
Ark Farm, Beacon Heights, Newark, NG24 2JS 28 March 2024 £625,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school

    Academy converter

    829 m
  2. Highfields School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km
  3. Hope House School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,786
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 526
  • Shoplifting 321
  • Anti social behaviour 206
  • Criminal damage and arson 194
  • Public order 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
65

33 female, 32 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.2
NG24 2 residents
10,680

Age bands in NG24 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,836 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,049 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

2,785 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,934 residents

Age 65 and over
20.2%

2,180 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NG24 2 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+
96.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.9%
Gigabit-capable
96.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
15.6%

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

    1.4 km

  • BARNBY GATE SURGERY

    50 BARNBY GATE, NEWARK, NG24 1QD

    ODS code C84009

    1.4 km

  • LOMBARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PORTLAND STREET, NEWARK, NEWARK, NG24 4XG

    ODS code C84029

    1.9 km

  • 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Beacon Way

    BCT · Beacon Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Beacon Way

    BCT · Beacon Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Sheldrake Road

    BCT · Beacon Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Sheldrake Road

    BCT · Beacon Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Blatherwick Road

    BCT · Beacon Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

21,169 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
5
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
3
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 £360,000 from 5 recorded sales in NG24 2JS. 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school is the nearest published school at 829 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,786 published events cover 12 months, averaging 148.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 526 events.

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