NG32 2BP South Kesteven
Live postcode, introduced January 1995. Ward: Peascliffe & Ridgeway. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Occupation Road, Gonerby Moor: 7 addresses
- A1, Grantham: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Occupation Road, Gonerby Moor: 2 addresses
- Green Street, Great Gonerby: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Occupation Road, Gonerby Moor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Occupation Road, Gonerby Moor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Occupation Road, Gonerby Moor: 1 address
- Newark Hill, South Kesteven: 1 address
- Great North Road, Gonerby Moor: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Kesteven in 2026-27: Band D £2,260 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,507 | £1,758 | £2,009 | £2,260 | £2,762 | £3,264 | £3,767 | £4,520 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (28% of about 1,100 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 18 addresses are between 46 m and 54 m above sea level (50 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 25%, ultrafast 25%, gigabit 25% of premises; 75% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Grantham 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Bottesford 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Ancaster 5,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Downtown Superstore Great Gonerby | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Grantham | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 45.2 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Vine Street Surgery | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lincoln Co-Op Chemists | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Appoline Dental Care | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Grantham & District Hospital | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Lincolnshire Police | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Moto - Grantham North - Amenity Cashzone | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,590 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 600 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knox Plantation | Wood | 360 m south-east |
| Barrowby Thorns | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Belton Gorse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Flat Cliff | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Stubbock Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Towthorpe Hollow Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 18 |
12 of the postcode's 18 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 6 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 Occupation Road.