PE9 3AA South Kesteven
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stamford St Mary's. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Uffington Road, Newstead: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Uffington Road, Newstead: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Uffington Road, Newstead: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Uffington Road, Newstead: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Uffington Road, Newstead: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Uffington Road, Uffington: 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 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
- former Peugeot Garage, Uffington Road: up to 12 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- land north of Uffington Road, Stamford known as Stamford Near East: up to 73 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Land at Uffington Road, Stamford: up to 88 homes, permissioned (440 m)
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: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 15 addresses are between 19 m and 22 m above sea level (21 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 67%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% 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 | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Top Lock Meadows Stamford | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stamford | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 710 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 62.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lakeside Healthcare Stamford | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 810 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Orme House | 750 m |
| Hospital | Stamford & Rutland Hospital | 890 m |
| Police station | Stamford Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - Rock, Scotgate Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,210 m² | 1.4 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 110 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of St Leonard's Priory, a listed building (Grade I), 740 m south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of St Leonard's Priory | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m south-west |
| Ruins and site of St Leonard's Priory | Scheduled monument | 790 m south-west |
| Causewayed camp | Scheduled monument | 860 m east |
| Whitefriars Gate | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Uffington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km east |
| Burghley House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grindlepits Spinney | Wood | 600 m north-west |
| Long Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Jubilee Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Box Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south-east |
| West Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 14 |
6 of the postcode's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 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) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 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 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 Uffington Road.