# NG34 8LJ: area report for a postcode in North Kesteven

NG34 8LJ is a postcode in North 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 North Kesteven. Open the map at NG34 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) › [NG34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng34) › [NG34 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng34-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. North Kesteven 009A: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ
- **Ruskington, 3.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ
- **No property in NG34 8LJ 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=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, North Kesteven 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ
- **£242,834 average price**: For the whole of North Kesteven, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NG34 8LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at NG34 8LJ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ
- **7.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-leasingham-st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-e120528) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £242,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £175,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £185,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2023 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2023 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2024 | £271,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £242,834** (July 2026). North Kesteven’s average house price was £242,834 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,305** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Kesteven earned a median of £37,305 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 135th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in North Kesteven costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th most 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: 13.2** (2025). North Kesteven has a deprivation score of 13.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 68th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Kesteven 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.6** (2025). North Kesteven 009A has a deprivation score of 9.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,252nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Kesteven 009A was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,051** (2021). North Kesteven 009A had 2,051 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,527th 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: 97.2%** (January 2026). In North Kesteven 009A, 97.2% 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.

## NG34 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NG34 was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 601st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,948** (2021). NG34 had 43,948 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 335th 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: 69%** (2022). About 69% of people in NG34 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: 89.5%** (January 2026). In NG34, 89.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven)
- Centre: 53.0279, -0.4211

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

## Your MP

- [Sleaford and North Hykeham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sleaford-and-north-hykeham): Dr Caroline Johnson (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=-0.4211,53.0279,NG348LJ

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