NG13 0DX Melton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bottesford. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Castle View Road, Melton: 30 addresses
- Green Lane, Bottesford: 1 address
- Manor Road, Bottesford: 1 address
- Muston Lane, Melton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Belvoir Road, Easthorpe: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Melton in 2026-27: Band D £2,430 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,620 | £1,890 | £2,160 | £2,430 | £2,970 | £3,510 | £4,049 | £4,859 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (27% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Easthorpe. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- 15, CASTLE VIEW ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Easthorpe Lodge; Manor Road; Easthorpe, permissioned (210 m)
- 25 Broad View; Manor Road; Easthorpe, permissioned (250 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 7 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 34 addresses are between 33 m and 37 m above sea level (34 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 | Bottesford 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m |
| Elton and Orston 70 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Aslockton 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Easthorpe View Bottesford | 550 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 37.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Welby Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Appoline Dental Care | 9.5 km |
| Hospital | Grantham & District Hospital | 10.3 km |
| Police station | Long Benington Police Office | 6.4 km |
| Cash machines | Bottesford Convenience Store, Bottesford Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,280 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,870 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe, a scheduled monument, 340 m north-west. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe | Scheduled monument | 340 m north-west |
| Fleming's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 860 m north-west |
| Village cross at junction of Grantham Road and Market Street | Scheduled monument | 870 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Toston Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north |
| The Debdale | Valley | 2.5 km north-east |
| Muston Gorse Covert | Wood | 3.0 km south-east |
| Shipman's Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km south-east |
| Home Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 34 |
19 of the postcode's 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 41% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Castle View Road.