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NG34

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Sleaford, in North Kesteven and 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 NG34 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In NG34, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£230,000
601st cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
43,948
335th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How NG34 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

NG34Middle
Median sale price29 postcode districts, NG · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in NG29 areas from £151,250 to £405,000. The middle area is £225,000. NG34 is £230,000.
£230,00014th most expensive
Population29 postcode districts, NG · 2021
Population: every postcode district in NG29 areas from 9,101 to 90,410. The middle area is 43,948. NG34 is 43,948.
43,94815th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage29 postcode districts, NG · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in NG29 areas from 35.8% to 99.2%. The middle area is 94.3%. NG34 is 89.5%.
89.5%10th lowest
Claimant rate29 postcode districts, NG · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in NG29 areas from 1.2% to 6.5%. The middle area is 3.4%. NG34 is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 8th lowest

Is NG34 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NG34 at a rate of 66.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 104.1 per 1,000 people across NG.

In August 2026 alone, 288 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NG34.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,195), anti-social behaviour (650) and other crime (492).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NG34 was 67.4 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 NG34, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NG34 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in NG34

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
North Kesteven 007D1,83193.9 per 1,000398.6%
North Kesteven 008B1,47038.1 per 1,000826.1%
North Kesteven 008C1,59019.8 per 1,00090.2%
North Kesteven 008D1,99825.0 per 1,000999.9%
North Kesteven 009A2,05136.2 per 1,000897.2%
North Kesteven 009B2,47347.8 per 1,000579.3%
North Kesteven 009C1,82139.9 per 1,000799.5%
North Kesteven 010A1,553263.4 per 1,000371.6%
North Kesteven 010B1,81378.9 per 1,000492.6%
North Kesteven 010C2,69374.1 per 1,000897.8%
North Kesteven 010D2,110119.2 per 1,000592.0%
North Kesteven 010E1,666213.9 per 1,000294.3%
North Kesteven 011A1,73545.1 per 1,0007100.0%
North Kesteven 011B1,89664.8 per 1,000798.3%
North Kesteven 011C1,70713.2 per 1,00010100.0%
North Kesteven 011E1,14467.9 per 1,000688.9%
North Kesteven 011F1,99069.5 per 1,000898.6%
North Kesteven 011G1,50321.7 per 1,0001098.9%
North Kesteven 012A1,72162.7 per 1,000897.1%
North Kesteven 012B2,06231.2 per 1,000592.9%
North Kesteven 012C1,91329.3 per 1,000699.7%
North Kesteven 012E1,63157.1 per 1,000795.2%
South Kesteven 008D2,64348.6 per 1,000498.5%

MPs for NG34

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 NG345

Postcode sectors in NG346

Councils NG34 covers2

Towns in NG341

Postcode districts next to NG347

More in the NG postcode area2

NG34 in brief

NG34 is a postcode district covering Sleaford, in North Kesteven and South Kesteven.

About 45,511 people lived in NG34 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £230,000 in 2025 across 773 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 66.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in NG34 was £230,000 in 2025.

NG34 had 43,948 usual residents at the census.

In NG34, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In NG34, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.