Newark and Sherwood District Council

What broadband can you get in Newark and Sherwood?

Across Newark and Sherwood, 84% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 82% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Newark and Sherwood?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,682 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Newark and Sherwood are at risk of flooding?

Across Newark and Sherwood, the Environment Agency puts 3,518 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 754 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Newark and Sherwood the Environment Agency counts 1,867 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.5% of all its properties), 2,020 at medium risk (2.7%) and 6,409 at low risk (8.5%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Nottinghamshire

Newark and Sherwood has two councils. The county council, Nottinghamshire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemnottinghamshire.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placenottinghamshire.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentsnottinghamshire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Newark and Sherwood

• LN1 postcode district1 of its 928 postcodes in use is in Newark and Sherwood.
• LN6 postcode district1 of its 1,486 postcodes in use is in Newark and Sherwood.
• NG13 postcode district6 of its 716 postcodes in use are in Newark and Sherwood.
• NG14 postcode district204 of its 595 postcodes in use are in Newark and Sherwood.
• NG18 postcode district1 of its 1,202 postcodes in use is in Newark and Sherwood.
• NG19 postcode district1 of its 1,224 postcodes in use is in Newark and Sherwood.
• NG21 postcode district537 of its 585 postcodes in use are in Newark and Sherwood.
• NG22 postcode district735 of its 926 postcodes in use are in Newark and Sherwood.
• NG23 postcode district570 of its 775 postcodes in use are in Newark and Sherwood.
• NG24 postcode districtAll 1,327 of its postcodes in use are in Newark and Sherwood.
• NG25 postcode districtAll 290 of its postcodes in use are in Newark and Sherwood.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Newark and Sherwood.