NG5 8PJ

Bestwood St Albans · Gedling · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Gedling
Constituency
Gedling
Postcode district
NG5
Postcode sector
NG5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG5 8PN 467 m
NG5 8PP 736 m
NG5 8PR 782 m
NG5 8RX 906 m
NG5 8PH 969 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG5 8PJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG5
Postcode sector
NG5 8
Latitude
53.041968
Longitude
-1.142925
British National Grid easting
457,561
British National Grid northing
349,752

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Gedling · E07000173
Parish or community
E04012751
Westminster constituency
Gedling · E14001245
Output area
E00173396
Lower layer super output area
Gedling 016A · E01028142
Middle layer super output area
Gedling 016 · E02006835

Postcode source versions

Explore NG5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
30
Secondary
5
  1. Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  3. Bestwood Village School

    Other independent special school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
635
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 438
  • Other theft 62
  • Public order 26
  • Other crime 24
  • Anti social behaviour 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
NG5 8 residents
13,123

Age bands in NG5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

2,156 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,263 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

3,117 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

3,447 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

2,711 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NG5 8 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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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

9

within 5 km

  • OAKENHALL MEDICAL PRACT

    BOLSOVER STREET, HUCKNALL, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 7UA

    ODS code C84095

    3.8 km

  • RISE PARK SURGERY

    OFF REVELSTOKE WAY, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5EB

    ODS code C84129

    4.0 km

  • THE CALVERTON PRACTICE

    2A ST. WILFRIDS SQUARE, CALVERTON, NOTTINGHAM, NG14 6FP

    ODS code C84047

    4.1 km

  • STENHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 FURLONG STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BP

    ODS code C84026

    4.2 km

  • THE OM SURGERY

    112 WATNALL ROAD, HUCKNALL, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 7JP

    ODS code Y00026

    4.3 km

  • WHYBURN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CURTIS STREET, HUCKNALL, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 7JE

    ODS code Y06443

    4.3 km

  • HIGHCROFT SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, ARNOLD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 7BQ

    ODS code C84055

    4.3 km

  • DAYBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C84066

    4.5 km

  • TORKARD HILL MEDICAL CTRE

    FARLEYS LANE, HUCKNALL, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 6DY

    ODS code C84053

    4.5 km

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

  • South Lodge

    BCT · Papplewick

    0.3 miles
  • South Lodge

    BCT · Papplewick

    0.3 miles
  • Burntstump Hill

    BCT · Papplewick

    0.6 miles
  • Burntstump Hill

    BCT · Papplewick

    0.6 miles
  • Oxton Road

    BCT · Leapool

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gedling 016A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,726 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

635 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 438 events.

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