NG24 4GT Newark and Sherwood
Live postcode, introduced September 2024. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Navigation Yard, Newark-on-Trent: 9 addresses
- Mill Gate, Newark-on-Trent: 7 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 A (71% of about 1,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Newark (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 25.
- 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
- 1 AND 3, MILLGATE, grade II
- 1, NAVIGATION YARD, grade II
- 14, MILLGATE, grade II
- 16 A-16E, MILLGATE, grade II
- 18A-18E, MILLGATE, grade II
- 23 AND 23A, MILLGATE, grade II
- 25, MILLGATE, grade II
- 26 AND 28, MILLGATE, grade II
- 27, MILLGATE, grade II
- 30 AND 32, MILLGATE, grade II
- 31, MILLGATE, grade II
- 33, MILLGATE, grade II
- 34, MILLGATE, grade II
- 35 AND 37, MILLGATE, grade II
- 46 AND 48, CASTLEGATE, grade II
- 5, MILLGATE, grade II
- 60 AND 62, CASTLEGATE, grade II
- 64, CASTLEGATE, grade II
- 66, 68, 68A, CASTLEGATE, grade II
- 7 AND 9, MILLGATE, grade II
- FORMER SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND CATTLE STALL 5 METRES NORTH WEST OF 68A, grade II
- MILLGATE FOLK MUSEUM THE NAVIGATION COMPANY BRASSERIE, grade II
- OLD LOCK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- RAILING AND GATE TO LEFT OF 26 AND 28, grade II
- WESTON MILL POTTERY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Newark, Navigation Yard (Thorpe's Warehouse): up to 15 homes, permissioned (20 m)
- Newark, Land between 55 and 65 Mill Gate: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Newark, St Marks Place (Unit 8,9,10 and 11): up to 7 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Newark, Millgate (Land off): up to 11 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Newark, Carter Gate (White Hind Bar): up to 5 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Newark, Land adjacent to Newark Marina, Mill Gate: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Newark, Former Piano School, Mount Lane: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Newark, Garage Court, Queen's Court: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 13 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 Castle 619,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Newark Northgate 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Rolleston 4,600 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Martindale Lane Newark | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Newark Bus Station | 190 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Newark Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 43.9 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lombard Medical Centre | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portland Street (Dental Surgery) | 300 m |
| Hospital | Byron House, Newark Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Newark Police Station | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 48 Middlegate Halifax | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millgate Otter Park 160 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Sconce and Devon Park 15 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,820 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Newark town wall (Lombard Street), a scheduled monument, 150 m east. 350 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Newark town wall (Lombard Street) | Scheduled monument | 150 m east |
| Newark Castle | Scheduled monument | 290 m north-east |
| Remains of Newark Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m north-east |
| Newark Castle Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 300 m north-east |
| Governor's House | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m east |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m east |
| Former Clinton Arms Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m east |
| Standing cross known as Beaumond Cross | Scheduled monument | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Basin | Lake or reservoir | 70 m south-west |
| Newark Branch | Lake or reservoir | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Upper Water Mouth | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Farndon Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Oak Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Debdale Hill | Hill | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 16 | 16 |
None of the postcode's 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Newark and Sherwood: see them on the Newark and Sherwood page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Navigation Yard.