NG18 postcode area guide — Ashfield
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NG18 postcode district in Ashfield — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NG18
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84%
Gigabit-capable
82.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NG18 postcode district (Ashfield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,139 postcodes Ofcom measures in NG18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.2%.
Around 0% of premises in NG18 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 NG18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NG18 1AE | 96% | 0% |
| NG18 1AF | 96.2% | 0% |
| NG18 1AH | 97.4% | 0% |
| NG18 1AJ | 75% | 0% |
| NG18 1AL | 90% | 0% |
| NG18 1AN | 88.9% | 0% |
| NG18 1AP | 25% | 0% |
| NG18 1AR | 100% | 0% |
| NG18 1AT | 100% | 40% |
| NG18 1AX | 100% | 95.2% |
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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 NG18
Police recorded 522 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NG18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 208 | 39.8% |
| Shoplifting | 102 | 19.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 39 | 7.5% |
| Public order | 37 | 7.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 35 | 6.7% |
| Other theft | 33 | 6.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 17 | 3.3% |
| Drugs | 15 | 2.9% |
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 NG18
Based on 522 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NG18 is £190,000, up 7.0% on the previous year (£177,500).
Detached
£295,500
177 sales
Semi-detached
£190,000
153 sales
Terraced
£116,000
129 sales
Flat / maisonette
£102,000
45 sales
Latest recorded sales in NG18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | £317,500 | Detached | Woodhouse Road | NG18 2BA |
| 15 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Southwell Road West | NG18 4EY |
| 15 May 2026 | £230,000 | Detached | Eakring Road | NG18 3DS |
| 15 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Columbia Avenue | NG18 3LD |
| 8 May 2026 | £294,000 | Detached | Dorchester Drive | NG18 4QH |
| 8 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Southpark Avenue | NG18 4PJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £70,900 | Terraced | Blake Crescent | NG18 2NA |
| 6 May 2026 | £157,500 | Terraced | King Street | NG18 2PX |
| 1 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Lambley Avenue | NG18 3JR |
| 1 May 2026 | £90,000 | Flat | Beresford Street | NG18 2PH |
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 NG18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brunts Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,378 | NG18 2AT |
| Samworth Church Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,008 | NG18 2DY |
| Sutton Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 537 | NG18 5SF |
| High Oakham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 477 | NG18 4SH |
| Berry Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 459 | NG18 4JW |
| King Edward Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 423 | NG18 2RG |
| Asquith Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 298 | NG18 3DG |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 247 | NG18 3NJ |
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 NG18
430 rated food businesses operate in NG18. 337 hold the top rating of 5, 33 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1st Class Pizza, A&J, Admiral, Aldi, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NG18
From a sample of 306 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NG18 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 66% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
29%
Band C
38%
Band D
25%
Band E
8%
Band F
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
Landlines around NG18 typically use:
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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.