NG17 postcode area guide — Ashfield
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NG17 postcode district in Ashfield — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NG17
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
82.9%
Gigabit-capable
82.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NG17 postcode district (Ashfield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,598 postcodes Ofcom measures in NG17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.9%.
Around 0% of premises in NG17 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in NG17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NG17 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| NG17 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| NG17 1AD | 100% | 96% |
| NG17 1AE | 100% | 76.5% |
| NG17 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| NG17 1AG | 100% | 76.9% |
| NG17 1AJ | 100% | 13.6% |
| NG17 1AL | 100% | 82.9% |
| NG17 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| NG17 1AQ | 96.2% | 65.4% |
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Mobile signal around Ashfield
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Ashfield district (61,204 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
93.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
83.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NG17
Police recorded 263 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NG17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 88 | 33.5% |
| Shoplifting | 50 | 19.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 32 | 12.2% |
| Public order | 23 | 8.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 | 8.0% |
| Other crime | 12 | 4.6% |
| Other theft | 9 | 3.4% |
| Drugs | 6 | 2.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NG17
Based on 800 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NG17 is £170,000, down 5.6% on the previous year (£180,000).
Detached
£260,000
226 sales
Semi-detached
£166,500
304 sales
Terraced
£127,400
233 sales
Flat / maisonette
£105,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in NG17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | £158,000 | Terraced | Lower Meadow Lane | NG17 2TH |
| 22 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Windmill Way | NG17 2TQ |
| 22 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Riley Avenue | NG17 2ES |
| 15 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Main Road | NG17 9EU |
| 15 May 2026 | £153,000 | Semi-detached | Percival Crescent | NG17 2AW |
| 15 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | George Street | NG17 2HJ |
| 11 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Cottage Close | NG17 3JT |
| 8 May 2026 | £112,500 | Flat | Primula Grove | NG17 8SD |
| 8 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Southwell Lane | NG17 8EW |
| 6 May 2026 | £138,000 | Terraced | Milton Street | NG17 7JB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Ashfield demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Ashfield district (126,297 residents, 54,509 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.6% |
| 15–29 | 22.2% |
| 30–44 | 18.6% |
| 45–64 | 20.9% |
| 65+ | 19.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.4% |
| Private rented | 17.3% |
| Social rented | 3.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NG17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield Comprehensive School | Secondary | 11–18 | 2,601 | NG17 8HP |
| Quarrydale Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,265 | NG17 2DU |
| Sutton Community Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 796 | NG17 1EE |
| Outwood Academy Kirkby | Secondary | 11–16 | 523 | NG17 7DH |
| Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 461 | NG17 5BB |
| Greenwood Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 445 | NG17 8FX |
| Morven Park Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 435 | NG17 7BT |
| Priestsic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 425 | NG17 4BB |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in NG17
491 rated food businesses operate in NG17. 326 hold the top rating of 5, 50 are rated 4, and 30 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3 ACRE HORSE & ANIMAL SANCTUARY, Abacus, Abbey Hill Primary School, Academy Cafe, Acre View.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NG17
From a sample of 238 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 NG17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
41%
Band D
43%
Band E
11%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Ashfield
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.