# NG31 7LQ: area report for a postcode in South Kesteven

NG31 7LQ 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 NG31 7LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) › [NG31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng31) › [NG31 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng31-7)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. South Kesteven 005B: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ
- **Grantham, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ
- **No property in NG31 7LQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Kesteven 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ
- **£260,359 average price**: For the whole of South Kesteven, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NG31 7LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NG31 7LQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ
- **7.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-grantham-church-of-england-secondary-academy-e148433) | Secondary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 36.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Isaac Newton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-isaac-newton-primary-school-e141100) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-grantham-church-of-england-primary-academy-e148432) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Huntingtower Community Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/huntingtower-community-primary-academy-e139618) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Poplar Farm School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poplar-farm-school-e145902) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Walton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walton-academy-e136624) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 37.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wulframs-national-church-of-england-primary-school-e138282) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The King's School, Grantham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kings-school-grantham-e137166) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 73.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £201,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £193,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2023 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £223,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £211,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SWINGBRIDGE SURGERY (960 m)
- Pharmacies: LINCOLN CO-OP CHEMISTS (320 m); HORNSBY ROAD PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: APPOLINE DENTAL CARE (370 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Dysart Road (250 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Grantham Express (520 m, Tesco)

## 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 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). South Kesteven 005B has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £163,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Kesteven 005B was £163,500 in 2025. Joint 3,356th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,595** (2021). South Kesteven 005B had 1,595 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,365th 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In South Kesteven 005B, 95.9% 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.

## NG31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NG31 was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 447th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,517** (2021). NG31 had 47,517 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 257th most 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: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in NG31 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: 89.8%** (January 2026). In NG31, 89.8% 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: 52.9100, -0.6628

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=-0.6628,52.9100,NG317LQ

## How to cite

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