LN5 0DB North Kesteven
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Navenby & Brant Broughton. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Home Court, Wellingore: 11 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in North Kesteven in 2026-27: Band D £2,338 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,559 | £1,818 | £2,078 | £2,338 | £2,857 | £3,377 | £3,896 | £4,676 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (21% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wellingore (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1 AND 2, WEST STREET, grade II
- CORNER HOUSE, grade II
- GOAT COTTAGE, grade II
- GREYSTONES, grade II
- LABURNUM HOUSE AND COUNTRY SET SALON, grade II
- ROVISTAN HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 78 m and 79 m above sea level (79 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Metheringham 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km |
| Hykeham 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km | |
| Ruskington 71,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Barnes Lane Wellingore | 130 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 9.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 54.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 61.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Navenby Cliff Villages Surgery | 770 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medicines & Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Centre Cranwell | 7.5 km |
| Hospital | Lincoln County Hospital (Nuh) | 15.0 km |
| Police station | Caythorpe Police Office | 9.3 km |
| Cash machines | Lincolnshire Co-op - Navenby, Navenby Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,040 m² | 160 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,740 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wellingore village cross, a scheduled monument, 220 m east. 39 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wellingore village cross | Scheduled monument | 220 m east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m south |
| Wellingore Hall and Attached Rc Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Holt | Wood | 830 m east |
| Pottergate Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Reservoir Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Brickyard Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Wellingore Gorse | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| Drakewell Dale | Valley | 2.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Home Court.