NG5 postcode area · Nottingham
The NG5 postcode district spans 19 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Gedling, Nottingham. Area Scores range from 5 to 94 across them. Every full NG5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The NG5 district contains both ends of the scale: Woodthorpe & Arno Vale at 95 out of 100 (#361 of 6,856 in England) against Top Valley East at 6, an 89-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 10 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £170,000 in Forest Fields to £343,500 in Ravenshead & Newstead — a 2.0× gap within the NG5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Gedling and Nottingham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the NG5 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodthorpe & Arno ValeGedling | 361 | 95 | £303,000 |
| Ravenshead & NewsteadGedling | 876 | 87 | £343,500 |
| Plains EstateGedling | 930 | 86 | £241,250 |
| RedhillGedling | 2,082 | 70 | £240,000 |
| Calverton & WoodboroughGedling | 2,342 | 66 | £290,000 |
| Bestwood VillageGedling | 3,110 | 55 | £220,000 |
| Sherwood ValeNottingham | 4,036 | 41 | £236,500 |
| Rise Park & Top Valley WestNottingham | 4,097 | 40 | £255,000 |
| Mapperley ParkNottingham | 4,495 | 34 | £235,000 |
| DaybrookGedling | 4,886 | 29 | £190,000 |
| New BasfordNottingham | 4,968 | 28 | £215,000 |
| Arnold TownGedling | 4,968 | 28 | £230,000 |
| Old BasfordNottingham | 5,530 | 19 | £207,000 |
| North SherwoodNottingham | 5,551 | 19 | £215,000 |
| Highbury ValeNottingham | 5,578 | 19 | £178,250 |
| BestwoodNottingham | 6,017 | 12 | £175,000 |
| Basford Park LaneNottingham | 6,058 | 12 | £175,000 |
| Forest FieldsNottingham | 6,277 | 8 | £170,000 |
| Top Valley EastNottingham | 6,469 | 6 | £186,350 |
People living in NG5 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 45% · Christian 40% · Muslim 6%
Born outside the UK: 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around NG5.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.