NG3 6LA

Porchester · Gedling · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Gedling
Constituency
Gedling
Postcode district
NG3
Postcode sector
NG3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG3 6HT 34 m
NG3 6HS 52 m
NG3 6HQ 83 m
NG3 6HW 99 m
NG3 6HR 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG3 6LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG3
Postcode sector
NG3 6
Latitude
52.976752
Longitude
-1.115964
British National Grid easting
459,458
British National Grid northing
342,519

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Gedling · E07000173
Parish or community
E43000125
Westminster constituency
Gedling · E14001245
Output area
E00143654
Lower layer super output area
Gedling 010C · E01028195
Middle layer super output area
Gedling 010 · E02005874

Postcode source versions

Explore NG3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
71
Secondary
10
  1. Porchester Junior School

    Academy converter

    438 m
  2. Westdale Infant and Nursery

    Community school

    812 m
  3. Thorneywood Education Base

    Miscellaneous

    857 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,353
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,009
  • Anti social behaviour 277
  • Criminal damage and arson 227
  • Vehicle crime 162
  • Public order 141

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NG3 6 residents
10,073

Age bands in NG3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,727 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

930 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.2%

2,936 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

3,051 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

2,145 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.

GP practices

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST OAK SURGERY

    319 WESTDALE LANE, MAPPERLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 6EW

    ODS code C84696

    779 m

  • UNITY SURGERY

    318 WESTDALE LANE, MAPPERLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 6EU

    ODS code C84150

    938 m

  • PLAINS VIEW SURGERY

    57 PLAINS ROAD, MAPPERLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 5LB

    ODS code C84115

    1.1 km

  • ELMSWOOD SURGERY

    ELMSWOOD GARDENS, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 4AD

    ODS code C84011

    1.9 km

  • BAKERSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    141 OAKDALE ROAD, BAKERSFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 7EJ

    ODS code C84693

    2.0 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

    ST. ANNS VALLEY CENTRE, 2 LIVINGSTONE ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 3GG

    ODS code C84072

    2.1 km

  • WELBECK SURGERY

    481-491 MANSFIELD ROAD, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2JJ

    ODS code C84664

    2.2 km

  • GREENDALE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    249 SNEINTON DALE, SNEINTON, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 7DQ

    ODS code C84063

    2.3 km

  • THE FAMILY MEDICAL CENTRE

    171 CARLTON ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 2FW

    ODS code C84018

    2.3 km

  • WESTDALE LANE SURGERY

    20-22 WESTDALE LANE, CARLTON, GEDLING, NOTTINGHAM, NG4 3JA

    ODS code C84033

    2.3 km

  • SHERRINGTON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    402 MANSFIELD ROAD, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2EJ

    ODS code C84682

    2.3 km

  • JUBILEE PARK MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    61 BURTON ROAD, CARLTON, NOTTINGHAM, NG4 3DQ

    ODS code C84613

    2.3 km

  • TUDOR HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    138 EDWARDS LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 3HU

    ODS code C84619

    2.7 km

  • VICTORIA AND MAPPERLEY PRACTICE

    GLASSHOUSE STREET, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 3LW

    ODS code C84085

    3.0 km

  • TRENTSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

    TRENTSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE, KNIGHT STREET, NETHERFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG4 2FN

    ODS code C84010

    3.0 km

  • THE WINDMILL PRACTICE

    BEAUMONT STREET, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 4PJ

    ODS code C84683

    3.0 km

  • SHERWOOD RISE MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 7AD

    ODS code C84628

    3.1 km

  • HIGHCROFT SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BQ

    ODS code C84055

    3.2 km

  • DAYBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DAYBROOK HEALTH CENTRE, SALOP STREET, DAYBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 6HP

    ODS code C84066

    3.2 km

  • STENHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 FURLONG STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BP

    ODS code C84026

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Valley Road

    BCT · Porchester

    0.1 miles
  • Marshall Road

    BCT · Porchester

    0.1 miles
  • Marshall Hill Drive

    BCT · Porchester

    0.1 miles
  • Hallam Road

    BCT · Porchester

    0.1 miles
  • Fraser Crescent

    BCT · Porchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gedling 010C, 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

26,266 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

105 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 10 secondary schools. Porchester Junior School is the nearest published school at 438 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,353 published events cover 12 months, averaging 196.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,009 events.

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