NG16 6RN postcode in Selston, Nottinghamshire

NG16 6RN is a postcode in Selston, in the Selston ward of Ashfield. It is in the Ashfield parliamentary constituency and the Nottinghamshire police force area, and has been in use since June 1981.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at NG16 6RN can get it Across Ashfield: 97% Typical price £185,000 Homes sold in NG16 6, last 12 months. ▼ 7.5% on the year before Nearest station Kirkby in Ashfield 3.8 km in a straight line

Where NG16 6RN is, and what is near it

Map of NG16 6RN and what is near it Map of NG16 6RN: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the NG16 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NG16 6AA: also in NG16 6NG16 6AB: also in NG16 6NG16 6AF: also in NG16 6NG16 6AG: also in NG16 6NG16 6AH: also in NG16 6NG16 6AJ: also in NG16 6NG16 6AL: also in NG16 6NG16 6AN: also in NG16 6NG16 6AP: also in NG16 6NG16 6AQ: also in NG16 6NG16 6AR: also in NG16 6NG16 6AS: also in NG16 6NG16 6AT: also in NG16 6NG16 6AU: also in NG16 6NG16 6AW: also in NG16 6NG16 6AX: also in NG16 6NG16 6AY: also in NG16 6NG16 6AZ: also in NG16 6NG16 6BA: also in NG16 6NG16 6BB: also in NG16 6NG16 6BD: also in NG16 6NG16 6BE: also in NG16 6NG16 6BF: also in NG16 6NG16 6BH: also in NG16 6NG16 6BS: also in NG16 6NG16 6BT: also in NG16 6NG16 6BX: also in NG16 6NG16 6DA: also in NG16 6NG16 6EA: also in NG16 6NG16 6EB: also in NG16 6NG16 6ED: also in NG16 6NG16 6EE: also in NG16 6NG16 6EF: also in NG16 6NG16 6EG: also in NG16 6NG16 6EH: also in NG16 6NG16 6EJ: also in NG16 6NG16 6EL: also in NG16 6NG16 6EN: also in NG16 6NG16 6EP: also in NG16 6NG16 6EQ: also in NG16 6NG16 6ER: also in NG16 6NG16 6ES: also in NG16 6NG16 6FA: also in NG16 6NG16 6FN: also in NG16 6NG16 6FP: also in NG16 6NG16 6FQ: also in NG16 6NG16 6FR: also in NG16 6NG16 6FS: also in NG16 6NG16 6GH: also in NG16 6NG16 6GN: also in NG16 6NG16 6GP: also in NG16 6NG16 6GQ: also in NG16 6NG16 6GR: also in NG16 6NG16 6GT: also in NG16 6NG16 6GU: also in NG16 6NG16 6GW: also in NG16 6NG16 6GY: also in NG16 6NG16 6JE: also in NG16 6NG16 6JG: also in NG16 6NG16 6JH: also in NG16 6NG16 6JJ: also in NG16 6NG16 6PY: also in NG16 6NG16 6PZ: also in NG16 6NG16 6QA: also in NG16 6NG16 6QB: also in NG16 6NG16 6QE: also in NG16 6NG16 6QF: also in NG16 6NG16 6QG: also in NG16 6NG16 6QH: also in NG16 6NG16 6QS: also in NG16 6NG16 6QT: also in NG16 6NG16 6QU: also in NG16 6NG16 6QW: also in NG16 6NG16 6QX: also in NG16 6NG16 6QY: also in NG16 6NG16 6QZ: also in NG16 6NG16 6RG: also in NG16 6NG16 6RH: also in NG16 6NG16 6RJ: also in NG16 6NG16 6RL: also in NG16 6NG16 6RP: also in NG16 6NG16 6RR: also in NG16 6NG16 6RS: also in NG16 6 2 schools, 1.3–1.5 kmGP 2.2 kmGP 3.6 kmKirkby in Ashfield station 3.8 kmNewstead station 4.5 kmSelston NG16 6RN Map of NG16 6RN and what is near it Map of NG16 6RN: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the NG16 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Selston NG16 6RN
  • NG16 6RN
  • Other postcodes in NG16 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.0738, longitude -1.2882)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NG16 6RN?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NG16 6RN?

Every home and business at NG16 6RN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NG16 6RN 100% Ashfield 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NG16 6RN 100% Ashfield Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at NG16 6RN?

BinDayBuddy does not read Ashfield District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Ashfield District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NG16 6RN at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NG16 6RN.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Ashfield

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NG16 6RN: 1,229 properties in Ashfield are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Ashfield

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of NG16 6RN is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NG16 6RN?

Homes in NG16 6 sold for a typical £185,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 138 sales, down 7.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£185,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£199,950 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £280,000 49 sales
  • Semi-detached £180,000 49 sales
  • Terraced £128,500 38 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NG16 district: a typical £220,000 from 750 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in NG16 6RN

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in NG16 6RN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 21 June 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NG16 6RN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around NG16 6RN. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NG16 6RN

Band D in Ashfield for 2026‑27: £2,609. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,739 (band A) to £3,188 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,739.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 250 (36%)£1,739
Band Babout 240 (35%)£2,029
Band Cabout 160 (23%)£2,319
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,609
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,188
Band Fwithheld£3,768
Band Gfewer than 5£4,348
Band Hfewer than 5£5,218

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 43% 1965 to 1982
  6. 24% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Ashfield before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NG16 6RN is in (ONS area E01027962), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NG16 6RN?

The nearest open schools to NG16 6RN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NG16 6RN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to NG16 6RN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NG16 6RN is Kirkby in Ashfield Rail Station, 3.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Kirkby in Ashfield Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
  • Newstead Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Royal Oak Drive, 104 m away.

More stations near NG16 6RN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near NG16 6RN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NG16 6RN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NG16 6RN?

0 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NG16 6RN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Annesley Supercharger Charging point · 10 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NG16 6RN?

The nearest to the centre of NG16 6RN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NG16 6RN?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NG16 6RN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NG16 6RN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NG16 6RN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NG16 6RN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NG16 6RN?

The nearest vets to the centre of NG16 6RN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NG16 6RN in a conservation area?

The centre of NG16 6RN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NG16 6RN?

Police.uk records 17 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NG16 6RN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for NG16 6RN

Ward
Selston
Parish
Selston
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Selston
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1981

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

NG16 6RP60 mNG16 6RL60 mNG16 6QB70 mNG16 6RJ90 mNG16 6QF110 mNG16 6RG110 m
All of NG16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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