NG23 7RT Newark and Sherwood
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Collingham. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Holme Lane, Langford: 13 addresses
- A1133, Newark and Sherwood: 4 addresses
- Holme Lane, Newark and Sherwood: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Newark and Sherwood in 2026-27: Band D £2,682 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,788 | £2,086 | £2,384 | £2,682 | £3,278 | £3,874 | £4,470 | £5,364 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (26% of about 1,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade I
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 18 addresses are between 8 m and 12 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 75%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Collingham 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Newark Northgate 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Newark Castle 619,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Elmtree Farm Langford | 690 m |
| Bus or coach station | Newark Bus Station | 5.9 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 49.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Collingham Medical Centre | 2.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Collingham Pharmacy | 2.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Cedar House (Dental Surgery) | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Byron House, Newark Hospital | 6.5 km |
| Police station | Newark Police Station | 5.2 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Interchange Filling Station Cashzone | 2.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Langford Lowfields 26 ha | 1.6 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 220 m² | 2.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.4 ha | 1.9 km |
| Allotments | Cottage Lane Allotments 1.6 ha | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Bartholomew, a listed building (Grade I), 30 m. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| Langford Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south |
| Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm | Scheduled monument | 340 m south |
| Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Crococalana Roman town | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wheatley Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| High Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Winthorpe Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| The Oven | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Quarry Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
| Norton Bottoms | Valley | 4.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 14 |
11 of the postcode's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 4 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Holme Lane.