Drift Close Barrowden, Rutland
2 addresses across 1 postcode (LE15), about 30 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33202490.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £103,500 across 1 sale.
- 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 E; Band D in Rutland costs £2,738 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stamford (Lincs), about 10.5 km (6.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 66 to 67 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Uppingham Surgery, about 8 km (5 miles) away.
- People: About 480 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often public order.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £103,500 | £103,500 | £103,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £69,750 | £69,750 | £69,750 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2018 | 2 LE15 8FG | Flat or maisonette | £103,500 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jan 2009 | 2 LE15 8FG | Flat or maisonette | £69,750 | New build. Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 E (22% of about 760 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.
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 street's 2 addresses are between 66 m and 67 m above sea level (67 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE15 8FG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stamford (Lincs) 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
| Oakham 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) | |
| Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Lane Barrowden | 250 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 55.6 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Uppingham Surgery | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Market Place Dental Health Practice | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Stamford & Rutland Hospital | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Police station | Stamford Police Station | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,260 m² | 350 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Durant Farmhouse, Barn, Outhouses and Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m south. 56 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Durant Farmhouse, Barn, Outhouses and Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Wakerley Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Manor house and gardens | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coppice Leys | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Shire Oaks | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Welland Spinney | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Long Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Wakerley Oaks | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Blatherwycke Lake | Lake or reservoir | 5 km (3.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the street's 2 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 Rutland: see them on the Rutland page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Arms LE15 8EQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2024 |
| Barrowden & Wakerley Community Shop LE15 8EP | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Aug 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cider Close (2); On or near Dovecote Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- LE15 8FG: 2 addresses of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Cider Close · Back Road · Tippings Lane · Dovecote Close · Wakerley Road · West Farm Drive · Redland Close · Main Street · Chapel Lane · School Lane · Church Lane · Crown Lane
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.