NG31
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Grantham, Cherry Orchard and Spittlegate, in South Kesteven.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NG31 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NG31, 89.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NG31 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NG31 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NG31 at a rate of 110.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 104.1 per 1,000 people across NG.
In August 2026 alone, 500 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NG31.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,799), anti-social behaviour (1,173) and other crime (859).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NG31 was 105.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in NG31, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NG31 has no single figure. Of its 28 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NG31
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kesteven 002B | 2,214 | 59.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.7% |
| South Kesteven 003A | 1,602 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| South Kesteven 003B | 1,501 | 142.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| South Kesteven 003C | 1,405 | 72.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| South Kesteven 003D | 1,524 | 120.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| South Kesteven 003E | 1,304 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.1% |
| South Kesteven 003F | 1,566 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.4% |
| South Kesteven 003G | 1,123 | 16.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| South Kesteven 004B | 1,394 | 61.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.4% |
| South Kesteven 004C | 1,220 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| South Kesteven 004D | 1,967 | 572.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 54.5% |
| South Kesteven 004E | 2,069 | 29.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| South Kesteven 004F | 1,542 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.9% |
| South Kesteven 004G | 1,671 | 24.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| South Kesteven 005A | 1,668 | 189.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.6% |
| South Kesteven 005B | 1,595 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| South Kesteven 005C | 1,162 | 95.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| South Kesteven 005D | 1,646 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.0% |
| South Kesteven 005E | 1,370 | 159.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| South Kesteven 006A | 2,318 | 175.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.5% |
| South Kesteven 006B | 2,203 | 91.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.8% |
| South Kesteven 006C | 2,620 | 114.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 77.1% |
| South Kesteven 006D | 1,834 | 251.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 86.4% |
| South Kesteven 006E | 1,491 | 116.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| South Kesteven 006F | 1,801 | 112.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.6% |
| South Kesteven 007A | 1,380 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| South Kesteven 007B | 2,040 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 80.9% |
| South Kesteven 007C | 1,601 | 36.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
MPs for NG31
- Gareth DaviesConservativeMP for Grantham and Bourne100% of NG31’s postcodes
- Alicia KearnsConservativeMP for Rutland and Stamford0.1% of NG31’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NG315
Postcode sectors in NG315
Council1
Towns in NG311
Postcode districts next to NG312
Nearest rail stations1
More in the NG postcode area2
NG31 in brief
NG31 is a postcode district covering Grantham, Cherry Orchard and Spittlegate, in South Kesteven.
About 48,294 people lived in NG31 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £210,000 in 2025 across 705 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 110.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NG31 was £210,000 in 2025.
NG31 had 47,517 usual residents at the census.
In NG31, 89.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NG31, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.