PE10 9LY South Kesteven
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bourne East. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- South Street, Bourne: 67 addresses
- West Street, Bourne: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near South Street, Bourne: 2 addresses
- Coggles Causeway, Bourne: 1 address
- Church Lane, Bourne: 1 address
- South Road, Bourne: 1 address
- Spalding Road, Bourne: 1 address
- South Street, Bourne: 1 address
- Shires Court, Bourne: 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 (54% of about 1,250 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bourne. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 13.
- 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
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, grade I
- 29, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 31 AND 33, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- BALDOCK'S MILL, grade II
- Bourne Eau House, grade II
- BROOK LODGE, grade II
- CAVALRY HOUSE, grade II
- Footbridge to rear of, and part of the property of 30, Bourne Eau House, grade II
- OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL (IN CHURCHYARD), grade II
- SECTION OF WAREHOUSES OCCUPIED BY WHERRY AND SONS TO THE SOUTH OF THE CARRIAGE ARCHWAY, grade II
- TUDOR COTTAGES, grade II
- WALL AND GATE POSTS OF NUMBER 29, grade II
- WALL TO THE NORTH OF OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 18 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 37 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 23 low and 1 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 80 addresses are between 8 m and 12 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Stamford (Lincs) 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Town Hall Bourne | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bourne | 520 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 64.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hereward Medical Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 230 m |
| Hospital | Stamford & Rutland Hospital | 13.8 km |
| Police station | Bourne Police Station | 400 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Shell Bourne, South Road | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Well Head Fields 10 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,020 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade I), 50 m. 61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| Red Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south |
| Bourne Castle | Scheduled monument | 300 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 300 m west |
| Elsea Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Math Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Ogrey Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Bourne Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Auster Wood | Wood | 2.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 23 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 80 |
61 of the postcode's 80 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 36% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 South Street.