Is NG24 9SB a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

NG24 9SB is a postcode in Castle, 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 9SB, then scores the surrounding small area 71/100 - top 16% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around NG24 9SB are local prosperity and safety, while housing 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 9SB 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 7/10.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near NG24 9SB 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 NG24 9SB; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.