Is NG23 5PY a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

NG23 5PY is a postcode in Viking, South Kesteven, East Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near NG23 5PY, then scores the surrounding small area 59/100 - top 42% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around NG23 5PY are local prosperity and jobs, while property market signals is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for NG23 5PY is based on Newark and Sherwood 012 Census 2021. It covers 9,441 residents, 99 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 46, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 77% owner-occupied, 14% privately rented, 7% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near NG23 5PY, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the NG23 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £274k from 74 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near NG23 5PY by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near NG23 5PY; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.