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NG5 5FA

Bestwood · Nottingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bestwood
Local authority
Nottingham
Constituency
Nottingham North and Kimberley
Postcode district
NG5
Postcode sector
NG5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG5 5PH 55 m
NG5 5PG 74 m
NG5 5NL 88 m
NG5 5NH 132 m
NG5 9DF 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG5 5FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG5
Postcode sector
NG5 5
Latitude
53.004091
Longitude
-1.158533
British National Grid easting
456,564
British National Grid northing
345,526

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Nottingham · E06000018
Electoral ward
Bestwood · E05012273
Parish or community
E43000016
Westminster constituency
Nottingham North and Kimberley · E14001411
Output area
E00069890
Lower layer super output area
Nottingham 038B · E01013850
Middle layer super output area
Nottingham 038 · E02006834

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
64
Secondary
14

  1. Southglade Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    245 m

  2. Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    556 m

  3. Robin Hood Primary School

    Community school

    587 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,486
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,329
  • Anti social behaviour 479
  • Criminal damage and arson 388
  • Shoplifting 273
  • Public order 212

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
NG5 5 residents
16,812

Age bands in NG5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

3,318 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,860 residents

Age 25 to 44
28%

4,796 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

4,236 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

2,911 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NG5 5 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+
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

31

within 5 km

  • THE ALICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CARNWOOD ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5HW

    ODS code C84695

    1.1 km

  • SOUTHGLADE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTHGLADE ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5GU

    ODS code Y05622

    1.2 km

  • DAYBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C84066

    1.3 km

  • RISE PARK SURGERY

    OFF REVELSTOKE WAY, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5EB

    ODS code C84129

    1.4 km

  • TUDOR HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    138 EDWARDS LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 3HU

    ODS code C84619

    1.6 km

  • HUCKNALL ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    KIBWORTH CLOSE, HEATHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1NA

    ODS code C84078

    1.7 km

  • STENHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 FURLONG STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BP

    ODS code C84026

    1.9 km

  • HIGHCROFT SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BQ

    ODS code C84055

    2.0 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUCKNALL LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8AQ

    ODS code C84004

    2.3 km

  • ELMSWOOD SURGERY

    ELMSWOOD GARDENS, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 4AD

    ODS code C84011

    2.5 km

  • LEEN VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code C84043

    2.6 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C84064

    2.6 km

  • WELBECK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C84664

    2.8 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE - ZULU ROAD

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

    ODS code C84151

    3.1 km

  • CHURCHFIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C84034

    3.2 km

  • SHERRINGTON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    402 MANSFIELD ROAD, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2EJ

    ODS code C84682

    3.3 km

  • SHERWOOD RISE MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 7AD

    ODS code C84628

    3.3 km

  • PLAINS VIEW SURGERY

    57 PLAINS ROAD, MAPPERLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 5LB

    ODS code C84115

    3.3 km

  • LIME TREE SURGERY

    1 LIME TREE AVENUE, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 6AB

    ODS code C84694

    3.5 km

  • MELBOURNE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    MELBOURNE ROAD, ASPLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 5HL

    ODS code C84116

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

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

  • Elmbridge Shops

    BCT · Bestwood Park

    0.1 miles

  • Elmbridge Shops

    BCT · Bestwood Park

    0.1 miles

  • Chediston Vale

    BCT · Bestwood Park

    0.1 miles

  • Chediston Vale

    BCT · Bestwood Park

    0.1 miles

  • Bradwell Drive East

    BCT · Top Valley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Nottingham 038B, 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

2,896 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

94 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 14 secondary schools. Southglade Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 245 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,486 published events cover 12 months, averaging 290.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,329 events.

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