NG32 3BY South Kesteven
Live postcode, introduced October 1987. Ward: Loveden Heath. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Hough Road, Frieston: 39 addresses
- Frieston Green, Frieston: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Hough Road, Frieston: 1 address
- Main Street, Normanton-on-Cliffe: 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 (20% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- 18 and 20, Hough Road, grade II
- CRAGGS COTTAGES, grade II
- DENVER HOUSE, grade II
- TRAP HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 44 addresses are between 49 m and 61 m above sea level (52 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 | Ancaster 5,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Rauceby 5,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Grantham 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Demand Responsive Area Frieston | 100 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 53.2 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Caythorpe & Ancaster Medical Practice | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Centre Cranwell | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Grantham & District Hospital | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Police station | Caythorpe Police Office | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Lincolnshire Co-op - Tealby Street | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Frieston Green 1,620 m² | 140 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 380 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,410 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pickworth House, a listed building (Grade II*), 680 m (0.4 miles) north. 28 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pickworth House | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Churchyard cross, St Vincent's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Parish church of St Vincent | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Pump and milestone | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Caythorpe Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Castle Hill | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Roose Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Normanton Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Beighton's Gorse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Hilltop Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Mill Mound | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 44 |
23 of the postcode's 44 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Kesteven: see them on the South Kesteven page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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 Hough Road.