Barn End Empingham, Rutland
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (LE15), about 80 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 33202021.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £1,263,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Rutland costs £2,738 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stamford (Lincs), about 8.2 km (5.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Rutland Water, is about 880 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 75 to 77 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Empingham Medical Centre, about 210 m away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £1,263,000 | £1,263,000 | £1,263,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £900,000 | £900,000 | £900,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £650,000 | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £455,000 | £360,000 | £550,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2023 | LONG BARN, 3 LE15 8PG | Detached | £1,263,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2020 | 2 LE15 8PG | Terraced | £900,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2017 | 1 LE15 8PG | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2011 | 2 LE15 8PG | Terraced | £340,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2003 | LONG BARN, 3 LE15 8PG | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2003 | 1 LE15 8PG | Detached | £360,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 290 m². Most common: House, detached (1); House, semi-detached (1); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1983-1990 (1); 1976-1982 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Council tax
What each band costs in Rutland in 2026-27: Band D £2,738 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,825 | £2,129 | £2,433 | £2,738 | £3,346 | £3,954 | £4,563 | £5,475 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (34% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Empingham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- 10 12 14, MAIN STREET, grade II
- THE FIRS, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 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 28 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE15 8PG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LE15 8PS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 75 m and 77 m above sea level (76 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE15 8PG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LE15 8PS | 100% | 93% | 96% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stamford (Lincs) 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Oakham 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Exton Road Empingham | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stamford | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 52.6 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Empingham Medical Centre | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Centre Cottesmore | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Stamford & Rutland Hospital | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) |
| Police station | Stamford Police Station | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Bloody Oaks Service Station, Tickencote Cashzone | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Rutland Water 1,695 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Empingham Cricket and Social Club 1.2 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,800 m² | 330 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dovecote 170m north east of the junction between Main Street and Exton Road, a scheduled monument, 130 m north. 64 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 middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecote 170m north east of the junction between Main Street and Exton Road | Scheduled monument | 130 m north |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m south |
| Old Prebendal House | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-east |
| Church Bridge | Scheduled monument | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Moated site with fishponds and enclosures at Empingham | Scheduled monument | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Spinney | Wood | 370 m north |
| Beckworth Spinney | Wood | 380 m north-east |
| Warren Spinney | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 830 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Mowmires Reach | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Whitwell Creek | Bay | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 addresses is 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 Rutland: see them on the Rutland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empingham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Twisted Trout LE15 8PS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Empingham Cricket Club LE15 8QB | Other catering premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Tales Farm Shop LE15 8PN | Retailers - other | 240 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Naughty Delicious@ The Twisted Trout LE15 8PS | Mobile caterer | 340 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Home Court (5); On or near Church Street (2); On or near Chapel Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 13% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Church Street · Home Court · Well Court · Chapel Close · Crocket Lane · Highfield Close · Walnut Close · Dovecote Place · Nook Lane · Audit Hall Road · Bayleys Close · Beckworth Grove
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.