PE6 8DB South Kesteven
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Market & West Deeping. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Halfleet, Market Deeping: 68 addresses
- Burnside Avenue, Market Deeping: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Halfleet, Market Deeping: 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 (56% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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, HALFLEET, grade II
- 33, HALFLEET, grade II
- 42, HALFLEET, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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 72 addresses are between 7 m and 8 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stamford (Lincs) 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km |
| Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Forge Court Market Deeping | 30 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 720 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 69.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Deepings Practice | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | High Lock Dental Practice | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Stamford & Rutland Hospital | 10.2 km |
| Police station | Market Deeping Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Esso Glinton, Glinton | 3.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Rectory Paddock 6,090 m² | 330 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,030 m² | 90 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,750 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Village cross, Towngate, a scheduled monument, 220 m north-west. 74 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Village cross, Towngate | Scheduled monument | 220 m north-west |
| Church of St. Guthlac | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m south-east |
| The Old Rectory and the East Wing | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m south-east |
| Maxey Castle: a moated site with associated enclosures and a fishpond | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horse Marsh | Wetland | 3.7 km south-west |
| Marsh Plantation | Wood | 4.0 km west |
| Back Gates Plantation | Wood | 4.2 km west |
| Cedar Plantation | Wood | 4.6 km west |
| Park Island | Island | 4.8 km south-east |
| Crow Plantation | Wood | 4.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 28 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 72 |
59 of the postcode's 72 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 | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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 Halfleet.