Raysmith Close Southwell, Newark and Sherwood
20 addresses across 1 postcode (NG25), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 26806101.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £492,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, D: 5).
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Newark and Sherwood costs £2,682 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Fiskerton, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 380 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 26 to 27 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Southwell Medical Centre, about 340 m away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | £492,500 | £455,000 | £530,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £387,500 | £387,500 | £387,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £407,500 | £407,500 | £407,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £395,000 | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £368,000 | £368,000 | £368,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £349,950 | £349,950 | £349,950 |
| 2006 | 2 | £267,500 | £240,000 | £295,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £172,500 | £160,000 | £185,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £142,475 | £139,950 | £145,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2021 | 4A NG25 0BG | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2021 | 19 NG25 0BG | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2020 | 19 NG25 0BG | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 17 May 2019 | 3 NG25 0BG | Detached | £387,500 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 10 NG25 0BG | Detached | £407,500 | |
| 2 Sep 2015 | 19 NG25 0BG | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2013 | 3 NG25 0BG | Detached | £368,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2009 | 10 NG25 0BG | Detached | £349,950 | |
| 29 Sep 2006 | 15 NG25 0BG | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2006 | 3 NG25 0BG | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2003 | 5 NG25 0BG | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2001 | 15 NG25 0BG | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2001 | 3 NG25 0BG | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 1 Nov 1999 | 8 NG25 0BG | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 7 Oct 1999 | 15 NG25 0BG | Detached | £139,950 | |
| 23 Oct 1998 | 1 NG25 0BG | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 14 Aug 1997 | 2 NG25 0BG | Detached | £113,000 | |
| 30 Jul 1996 | 4 NG25 0BG | Detached | £115,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 143 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1983-1990 (3); 1991-1995 (2); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (1).
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 street: most are in band B (28% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 7 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 street's 20 addresses are between 26 m and 27 m above sea level (26 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG25 0BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Fiskerton 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Rolleston 4,600 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bleasby 7,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Ropewalk Southwell | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Newark Bus Station | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Street Car Park | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 37.8 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southwell Medical Centre | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Minster Dental Centre | 140 m |
| Hospital | Byron House, Newark Hospital | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Police station | Newark Police Station | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Southwell, Southwell Cashzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,000 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,680 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 8.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cranfield House and Adjoining Garden Walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m (0.4 miles) south. 173 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cranfield House and Adjoining Garden Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Saracen's Head Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin with attached chapter house | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Gateway and Flanking Walls at Minster Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Roman villa complex and Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Southwell | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Archbishop's Palace | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Thurgarton Hundred Workhouse | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Squire's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Lodge Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Maythorne Orchard | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Crow Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Farm Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Cork Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 20 | 20 |
None of the street's 20 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe's Wong Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School Church of England/Methodist | Primary | 7–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Trinity CofE Infant School Church of England | Primary | 4–7 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Minster School Church of England | Middle deemed secondary | 7–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisons Daily NG25 0BW | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2024 |
| The Final Whistle NG25 0ET | Pub/bar/nightclub | 350 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| The Childrens House Nursery NG25 0ET | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2025 |
| MHA Communities East Notts NG25 0EL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Jan 2018 |
| One Stop NG25 0EH | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2025 |
| The Wheatsheaf Inn Public House NG25 0EH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Apr 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Dover Street (5); On or near Archers Field (3); On or near Raysmith Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- NG25 0BG: 20 addresses of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Merryweather Close · Caudwell Close · Archers Field · Stenton Close · Crafts Way · The Ropewalk · Dover Street · Byron Gardens · Chatham Street · Kirkby Close · Arnold Avenue · Monckton Drive
All the streets in NG25 and across Newark and Sherwood.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.