NG5 5XH

Bestwood · Nottingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Nottingham
Postcode district
NG5
Postcode sector
NG5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG5 5XF 39 m
NG5 5WY 62 m
NG5 5XG 63 m
NG5 5WU 91 m
NG5 5LU 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG5 5XH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG5
Postcode sector
NG5 5
Latitude
52.997364
Longitude
-1.168378
British National Grid easting
455,912
British National Grid northing
344,770

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Nottingham · E06000018
Electoral ward
Bestwood · E05012273
Parish or community
E43000016
Output area
E00069903
Lower layer super output area
Nottingham 006B · E01013854
Middle layer super output area
Nottingham 006 · E02002873

Postcode source versions

Explore NG5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
116
Primary
77
Secondary
15
  1. Henry Whipple Primary School

    Community school

    195 m
  2. Robin Hood Primary School

    Community school

    499 m
  3. Southglade Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    793 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,315
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,764
  • Anti social behaviour 544
  • Criminal damage and arson 467
  • Shoplifting 297
  • Public order 250

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

38

within 5 km

  • SOUTHGLADE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTHGLADE ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5GU

    ODS code Y05622

    416 m

  • THE ALICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CARNWOOD ROAD, BESTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5HW

    ODS code C84695

    495 m

  • HUCKNALL ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    KIBWORTH CLOSE, HEATHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1NA

    ODS code C84078

    809 m

  • TUDOR HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    138 EDWARDS LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 3HU

    ODS code C84619

    1.5 km

  • RISE PARK SURGERY

    OFF REVELSTOKE WAY, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5EB

    ODS code C84129

    1.6 km

  • LEEN VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code C84043

    1.9 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C84064

    1.9 km

  • DAYBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C84066

    2.0 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUCKNALL LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8AQ

    ODS code C84004

    2.0 km

  • CHURCHFIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C84034

    2.2 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE - ZULU ROAD

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

    ODS code C84151

    2.3 km

  • ELMSWOOD SURGERY

    ELMSWOOD GARDENS, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 4AD

    ODS code C84011

    2.4 km

  • WELBECK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C84664

    2.4 km

  • LIME TREE SURGERY

    1 LIME TREE AVENUE, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 6AB

    ODS code C84694

    2.5 km

  • SHERWOOD RISE MEDICAL CENTRE

    31 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 7AD

    ODS code C84628

    2.6 km

  • STENHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 FURLONG STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BP

    ODS code C84026

    2.7 km

  • HIGHCROFT SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BQ

    ODS code C84055

    2.8 km

  • SHERRINGTON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    402 MANSFIELD ROAD, SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2EJ

    ODS code C84682

    2.8 km

  • MELBOURNE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    MELBOURNE ROAD, ASPLEY, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 5HL

    ODS code C84116

    2.9 km

  • GREENFIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C84676

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 38 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Morrell Bank

    BCT · Bestwood

    0.1 miles
  • Morrell Bank

    BCT · Bestwood

    0.2 miles
  • High Pavement College

    BCT · Bestwood

    0.2 miles
  • Stevenholme Crescent

    BCT · Bestwood Park

    0.2 miles
  • Padstow Road

    BCT · Bestwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Nottingham 006B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,093 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

116 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 15 secondary schools. Henry Whipple Primary School is the nearest published school at 195 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,315 published events cover 12 months, averaging 359.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,764 events.

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