NG13 0FJ Melton
Live postcode, introduced January 1992. Ward: Bottesford. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Skerry Lane, Melton: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Skerry Lane, Muston: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Challands Drive, Normanton: 3 addresses
- Grantham Road, Muston: 1 address
- Main Street, Normanton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Skerry Lane, Normanton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Skerry Lane, Muston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Skerry Lane, Muston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Grantham Road, Muston: 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
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 20 addresses are between 28 m and 44 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 86%, ultrafast 71%, gigabit 71% of premises; 14% 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 | 2.2 km |
| Elton and Orston 70 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Grantham 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Village Hall Muston | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Grantham | 8.8 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 5.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 39.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Welby Practice | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Appoline Dental Care | 7.9 km |
| Hospital | Grantham & District Hospital | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Long Benington Police Office | 6.2 km |
| Cash machines | Bottesford Convenience Store, Bottesford Cashzone | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Bottesford Friendly Garden 360 m² | 2.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,250 m² | 2.1 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,040 m² | 460 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,870 m² | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated grange with fishpond at Muston, a scheduled monument, 340 m south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated grange with fishpond at Muston | Scheduled monument | 340 m south-west |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south |
| Village Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south |
| Muston village cross, 70m east of Mountain Ash Farm | Scheduled monument | 630 m south |
| Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Debdale | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Shipman's Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Keeper's Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km north-east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Toston Hill | Hill | 2.5 km west |
| Home Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 20 |
7 of the postcode's 20 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 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Skerry Lane.