NG24 4ER Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

NG24 4ER is a postcode in Beacon, Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near NG24 4ER, then scores the surrounding small area 32/100 - bottom 9% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around NG24 4ER are housing and property market signals, while local prosperity 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 NG24 4ER is based on Newark and Sherwood 010 Census 2021. It covers 8,218 residents, 3,281 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 42, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 60% owner-occupied, 12% privately rented, 27% 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 1/10.

For property prices near NG24 4ER, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the NG24 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £216k from 151 rolling sales, down 1.8% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near NG24 4ER can compare 8 state schools within one mile, including 6 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab lists 1 nearby child-friendly activities by type, with age range, venue, distance and provider links where available.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near NG24 4ER 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.

Local change around NG24 4ER is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 3 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.