NG32
Postcode districtPostcode district covering South Kesteven, in South Kesteven and Melton.
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 NG32 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NG32, 77.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NG32 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NG32 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NG32 at a rate of 53.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 104.1 per 1,000 people across NG.
In August 2026 alone, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NG32.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (231), other crime (140) and anti-social behaviour (120).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NG32 was 51.0 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 NG32, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NG32 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NG32
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton 001C | 1,820 | 70.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 74.7% |
| South Kesteven 001A | 1,479 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.0% |
| South Kesteven 001B | 1,345 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| South Kesteven 001C | 1,827 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.9% |
| South Kesteven 002A | 2,041 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.9% |
| South Kesteven 002D | 2,304 | 56.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 28.0% |
| South Kesteven 009A | 2,201 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 70.8% |
MPs for NG32
- Gareth DaviesConservativeMP for Grantham and Bourne88% of NG32’s postcodes
- Edward ArgarConservativeMP for Melton and Syston12% of NG32’s postcodes
- Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeMP for Sleaford and North Hykeham0.8% of NG32’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 NG322
Postcode sectors in NG323
Councils NG32 covers2
Postcode districts next to NG327
Nearest rail stations1
More in the NG postcode area2
NG32 in brief
NG32 is a postcode district covering South Kesteven, in South Kesteven and Melton.
About 13,346 people lived in NG32 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £332,500 in 2025 across 166 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NG32 was £332,500 in 2025.
NG32 had 12,838 usual residents at the census.
In NG32, 77.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NG32, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.