Bell's Drove Sutton St James, South Holland
39 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE12), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 35701351.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in South Holland cost £226,156 in August 2026 (+1.8% on a year); private rents averaged £779 a month.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 8, E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the Minor road, carries 311 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in South Holland costs £2,278 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 9% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Spalding, about 16.5 km (10 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 740 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 2 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Long Sutton Medical Ctr., about 6.2 km (3.9 miles) away.
- People: About 1,030 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in South Holland
A typical home in South Holland cost £226,156 in August 2026, 1.8% more than a year before. That is 8% more than five years earlier and 35% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £281,302 |
| Semi-detached | £190,596 |
| Terraced | £154,612 |
| Flat or maisonette | £95,015 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £195,981 |
Private renters in South Holland paid £779 a month on average in September 2026, 4.5% more than a year before. That is 25% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £596 |
| Two bedrooms | £743 |
| Three bedrooms | £907 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,197 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 117 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (9); House, detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (2); 1996-2002 (2); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
- 1 Bells Drove, Sutton St. James
- 5, Bells Drove, Sutton St. James
- 7 Bells Drove, Sutton St. James
- 11, Bells Drove, Sutton St. James
- 13 BELLS DROVE, SUTTON ST JAMES, SPALDING
- 19 Bells Drove, Sutton St. James
- 21, Bells Drove, Sutton St. James
- 23 Bells Drove, Sutton St. James
- 99, Bells Drove, Sutton St. James
- 109 Bells Drove, Sutton St. James
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 53 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (27 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE12 0JG | 17 8 Economy 7 | 5,175 kWh | none recorded | |
| PE12 0EG | 36 19 Economy 7 | 9,685 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is PE12.
Council tax
What each band costs in South Holland in 2026-27: Band D £2,278 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,519 | £1,772 | £2,025 | £2,278 | £2,784 | £3,291 | £3,797 | £4,556 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (27% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land to the south of Chapel Gate, Sutton St James: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Farm (Lincolnshire) South Holland H20-0937-13 | Solar farm | 12.7 MW | Operational Mar 2015 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 18 June 2027 to 22 June 2027: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the carriageway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 15 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the verge (minor works)
- 15 September 2026: LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 11 September 2026: LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 53 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 53 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 53 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE12 0JG | zone 3 | 0 / 1 / 17 | unlikely |
| PE12 0EG | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 36 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 2 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE12 0EG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PE12 0JG | 91% | 9% | 9% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Spalding 208,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 16.5 km (10 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Horse Fair Bus Station Wisbech | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 82.1 km (51 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 95 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Long Sutton Medical Ctr. Good Jul 2019 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Lawns Dental Practice | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Holbeach Hospital | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
| Care homes | Beech Lodge Nursing Home Good Jun 2026 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Police station | Holbeach Police Station | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,530 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Boundary cross, Manor Hill Corner, a scheduled monument, 850 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Boundary cross, Manor Hill Corner | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Tower to Church of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| St Ives Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Boundary cross, Old Fen Dike | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 39 |
5 of the street's 39 addresses are 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 South Holland: see them on the South Holland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton St James Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 730 m (0.5 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton St. James Pre School PE12 0JG | Out-of-school day care | 24 | Not inspected yet | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 267 childminders and 20 home childcarers (nannies) in Lincolnshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lincolnshire).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the Minor road, with 311 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 40 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor road | Not recorded | 311 counted 2025 | 5% | 40 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility repair and maintenance works, 15 October 2026 to 19 October 2026 (temp obstruction 15 minute delay) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: ANGLIAN WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 18 June 2027 to 22 June 2027 (give and take) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
All the streets in PE12 and across South Holland.
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.