# NG23 5HQ: area report for a postcode in South Kesteven

NG23 5HQ is a postcode in South Kesteven.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of South Kesteven. Open the map at NG23 5HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) › [NG23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng23) › [NG23 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng23-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. South Kesteven 002C: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ
- **Bottesford, 6.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ
- **1 of 19 properties in NG23 5HQ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, South Kesteven 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ
- **£260,359 average price**: For the whole of South Kesteven, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ
- **No gigabit broadband at NG23 5HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NG23 5HQ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Long Bennington Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/long-bennington-church-of-england-academy-e138057) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £392,785 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £843,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2025 | £910,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| April 2024 | £515,001 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| September 2025 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £260,359** (July 2026). South Kesteven’s average house price was £260,359 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,922** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Kesteven earned a median of £34,922 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 60th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in South Kesteven costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). South Kesteven has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 99th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Kesteven 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.8** (2025). South Kesteven 002C has a deprivation score of 8.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,245th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £437,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Kesteven 002C was £437,500 in 2025. Joint 6,903rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,509** (2021). South Kesteven 002C had 2,509 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 975th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 24.5%** (January 2026). In South Kesteven 002C, 24.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NG23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £348,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NG23 was £348,500 in 2025. Joint 817th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,932** (2021). NG23 had 17,932 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,169th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 22%** (2022). About 22% of people in NG23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 35.8%** (January 2026). In NG23, 35.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven)
- Centre: 52.9936, -0.7336

Council: [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Grantham and Bourne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/grantham-and-bourne): Gareth Davies (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.7336,52.9936,NG235HQ

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