PE9 2EQ South Kesteven
Live postcode, introduced December 2001. Ward: Stamford St Mary's. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Cherryholt Lane, Stamford: 10 addresses
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 B (34% of about 1,300 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Blenheim Court, Scotgate, Stamford: up to 5 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Land at Uffington Road, Stamford: up to 88 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- land north of Uffington Road, Stamford known as Stamford Near East: up to 73 homes, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 10 addresses are between 22 m and 24 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 33%, gigabit 33% 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 | 730 m |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Blackfriars Street Stamford | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stamford | 690 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 61.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lakeside Healthcare Stamford | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broad Street (Dental Surgery) | 420 m |
| Hospital | Stamford & Rutland Hospital | 430 m |
| Police station | Stamford Police Station | 650 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest SGN Ltd - Rock, Scotgate Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,210 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Belton Gardens 3.6 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Greyfriars Priory (site of), a scheduled monument, 210 m north. 443 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade I and 103 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Greyfriars Priory (site of) | Scheduled monument | 210 m north |
| Site of Brazenose College | Scheduled monument | 230 m north-west |
| 14 and 15, St George's Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m west |
| Brasenose Gate | Scheduled monument | 260 m north-west |
| Brazenose College Gate. Retaining Walls of College. | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m north-west |
| Brazenose School House (Part of Stamford School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-west |
| 62, St Leonard's Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m west |
| Burghley House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km south-east |
| Uffington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chabonel Spinney | Wood | 860 m south |
| Corporation Coppice | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Jubilee Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Grindlepits Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-east |
| Box Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 10 | 10 |
None of the postcode's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Cherryholt Lane.