NG24 2RT Newark and Sherwood
Live postcode, introduced October 2002. Ward: Balderton North & Coddington. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Orchard Park, Coddington: 5 addresses
- Newark Road, Coddington: 2 addresses
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: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 addresses are about 34 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newark Northgate 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Newark Castle 619,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Collingham 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Penswick Grove Coddington | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Newark Bus Station | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | X2 Connect Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 46.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Barnby Gate Surgery | 2.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Appleton Gate Dental Practice | 2.7 km |
| Hospital | Byron House, Newark Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Newark Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Interchange Filling Station Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,000 m² | 690 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Thorpe Oaks Playing Field 2.5 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,580 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane, a scheduled monument, 880 m south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane | Scheduled monument | 880 m south-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m east |
| Civil War defences 270m and 300m west of Vale Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Civil War redoubt on Beacon Hill, 550m north west of The Firs | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quarry Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Coddington Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km south-east |
| Moor Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| High Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north |
| Winthorpe Rack | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-west |
| Danethorpe Hill | Hill | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Orchard Park.