NG5 2LZ

Sherwood · Nottingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Nottingham
Constituency
Nottingham East
Postcode district
NG5
Postcode sector
NG5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG5 2NH 40 m
NG5 2NJ 87 m
NG5 2NG 90 m
NG5 2NL 97 m
NG5 2ND 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG5 2LZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG5
Postcode sector
NG5 2
Latitude
52.982251
Longitude
-1.153953
British National Grid easting
456,900
British National Grid northing
343,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Nottingham · E06000018
Electoral ward
Sherwood · E05012288
Parish or community
E43000016
Westminster constituency
Nottingham East · E14001410
Output area
E00070519
Lower layer super output area
Nottingham 007E · E01013967
Middle layer super output area
Nottingham 007 · E02002874

Postcode source versions

Explore NG5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
136
Primary
90
Secondary
18
  1. Nottingham HOPE Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    378 m
  2. Seely Primary School

    Community school

    379 m
  3. Haydn Primary School

    Community school

    438 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,064
  • Anti social behaviour 518
  • Shoplifting 491
  • Criminal damage and arson 486
  • Public order 396

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NG5 2 residents
6,143

Age bands in NG5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

900 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

662 residents

Age 25 to 44
37%

2,336 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

1,561 residents

Age 65 and over
13.4%

847 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

44

within 5 km straight-line

  • WELBECK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C84664

    506 m

  • ELMSWOOD SURGERY

    ELMSWOOD GARDENS, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 4AD

    ODS code C84011

    847 m

  • SHERRINGTON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    402 MANSFIELD ROAD, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2EJ

    ODS code C84682

    877 m

  • TUDOR HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    138 EDWARDS LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 3HU

    ODS code C84619

    951 m

  • SHERWOOD RISE MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 7AD

    ODS code C84628

    1.0 km

  • HUCKNALL ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    KIBWORTH CLOSE, HEATHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1NA

    ODS code C84078

    1.3 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE - ZULU ROAD

    2A ZULU ROAD, BASFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 7DS

    ODS code C84151

    1.4 km

  • THE ALICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CARNWOOD ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5HW

    ODS code C84695

    1.5 km

  • CHURCHFIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD BASFORD HEALTH CENTRE, 1 BAILEY STREET, OLD BASFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 0HD

    ODS code C84034

    1.8 km

  • GREENFIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREENFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE, TERRACE STREET, HYSON GREEN, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 6ER

    ODS code C84676

    2.0 km

  • SOUTHGLADE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTHGLADE ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5GU

    ODS code Y05622

    2.3 km

  • FAIRFIELDS PRACTICE

    GREGORY BOULEVARD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 5HY

    ODS code C84105

    2.3 km

  • HIGH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREGORY BOULEVARD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 5HY

    ODS code C84691

    2.3 km

  • DAYBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C84066

    2.3 km

  • PLAINS VIEW SURGERY

    57 PLAINS ROAD, MAPPERLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 5LB

    ODS code C84115

    2.4 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

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

    ODS code C84072

    2.5 km

  • MELBOURNE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    MELBOURNE ROAD, ASPLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 5HL

    ODS code C84116

    2.7 km

  • VICTORIA AND MAPPERLEY PRACTICE

    GLASSHOUSE STREET, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 3LW

    ODS code C84085

    2.8 km

  • LIME TREE SURGERY

    1 LIME TREE AVENUE, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 6AB

    ODS code C84694

    2.9 km

  • HIGHCROFT SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BQ

    ODS code C84055

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 44 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Gunthorpe Drive

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.1 miles
  • Gunthorpe Drive

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.1 miles
  • Leonard Avenue

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.2 miles
  • Perry Road

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.2 miles
  • HM Prison

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Nottingham 007E, 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

9,087 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

136 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 18 secondary schools. Nottingham HOPE Academy is the nearest published school at 378 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 442.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,064 events.

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