NG5 2WU

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 6DU 21 m
NG5 6DW 34 m
NG5 6DT 102 m
NG5 6EG 133 m
NG5 6DQ 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG5 2WU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG5
Postcode sector
NG5 2
Latitude
52.995690
Longitude
-1.147730
British National Grid easting
457,300
British National Grid northing
344,600

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
E00070500
Lower layer super output area
Nottingham 007A · E01013963
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
115
Primary
78
Secondary
14
  1. Burford Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    252 m
  2. Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    924 m
  3. Arnbrook Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    957 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,939
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,431
  • Shoplifting 561
  • Anti social behaviour 479
  • Criminal damage and arson 348
  • Public order 230

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

36

within 5 km straight-line

  • TUDOR HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    138 EDWARDS LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 3HU

    ODS code C84619

    603 m

  • DAYBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C84066

    826 m

  • THE ALICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CARNWOOD ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5HW

    ODS code C84695

    978 m

  • ELMSWOOD SURGERY

    ELMSWOOD GARDENS, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 4AD

    ODS code C84011

    1.4 km

  • HUCKNALL ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    KIBWORTH CLOSE, HEATHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1NA

    ODS code C84078

    1.5 km

  • HIGHCROFT SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BQ

    ODS code C84055

    1.6 km

  • STENHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 FURLONG STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BP

    ODS code C84026

    1.6 km

  • WELBECK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C84664

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHGLADE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTHGLADE ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5GU

    ODS code Y05622

    1.8 km

  • PLAINS VIEW SURGERY

    57 PLAINS ROAD, MAPPERLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 5LB

    ODS code C84115

    2.2 km

  • SHERRINGTON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    402 MANSFIELD ROAD, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2EJ

    ODS code C84682

    2.3 km

  • RISE PARK SURGERY

    OFF REVELSTOKE WAY, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5EB

    ODS code C84129

    2.5 km

  • SHERWOOD RISE MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 7AD

    ODS code C84628

    2.6 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE - ZULU ROAD

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

    ODS code C84151

    2.6 km

  • CHURCHFIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C84034

    2.9 km

  • WEST OAK SURGERY

    319 WESTDALE LANE, MAPPERLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 6EW

    ODS code C84696

    3.1 km

  • LEEN VIEW SURGERY

    BULWELL RIVERSIDE CENTRE, MAIN STREET, BULWELL, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8QJ

    ODS code C84043

    3.3 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BULWELL RIVERSIDE CENTRE, MAIN STREET, BULWELL, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8QJ

    ODS code C84064

    3.3 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUCKNALL LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8AQ

    ODS code C84004

    3.3 km

  • UNITY SURGERY

    318 WESTDALE LANE, MAPPERLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 6EU

    ODS code C84150

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Rosecroft Drive

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.0 miles
  • Rosecroft Drive

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.0 miles
  • Longmead Drive

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.0 miles
  • Alderton Road

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.1 miles
  • Alderton Road

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Nottingham 007A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,619 of 33,755

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

115 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 14 secondary schools. Burford Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 252 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,939 published events cover 12 months, averaging 328.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,431 events.

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