Gorse Close Woodhall Spa, East Lindsey
16 addresses across 1 postcode (LN10), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12607532.
- Sales: 28 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £325,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in East Lindsey cost £208,075 in August 2026 (-0.9% on a year); private rents averaged £707 a month.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 6).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in East Lindsey costs £2,276 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Metheringham, about 12.7 km (7.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Royal Square, is about 940 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 11 to 14 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woodhall Spa New Surgery, about 300 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- 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
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | £320,000 | £305,000 | £477,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £510,000 | £510,000 | £510,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £327,000 | £327,000 | £327,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £193,000 | £193,000 | £193,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £200,000 | £180,000 | £220,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £263,000 | £263,000 | £263,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £232,000 | £232,000 | £232,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £158,000 | £158,000 | £158,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2025 | 1 LN10 6YA | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2015 | 1 LN10 6YA | Detached | £193,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2025 | 2 LN10 6YA | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 12 Jun 1998 | 2 LN10 6YA | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 9 Jan 2025 | 3 LN10 6YA | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2014 | 3 LN10 6YA | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2014 | 3 LN10 6YA | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2016 | 4 LN10 6YA | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 10 Sep 1998 | 4 LN10 6YA | Detached | £97,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 5 LN10 6YA | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2002 | 5 LN10 6YA | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2022 | 6 LN10 6YA | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2019 | 6 LN10 6YA | Detached | £327,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2010 | 6 LN10 6YA | Detached | £263,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2006 | 6 LN10 6YA | Detached | £232,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2003 | 6 LN10 6YA | Detached | £212,000 | |
| 18 Jun 1999 | 7 LN10 6YA | Detached | £68,000 | |
| 25 Jun 1997 | 7 LN10 6YA | Detached | £68,000 | |
| 12 Jul 1996 | 7 LN10 6YA | Detached | £63,500 | |
| 11 Feb 2025 | 8 LN10 6YA | Detached | £477,500 | |
| 17 Jul 2001 | 9 LN10 6YA | Detached | £79,500 | |
| 14 Oct 2013 | 10 LN10 6YA | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 14 May 2004 | 11 LN10 6YA | Detached | £158,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2001 | 12 LN10 6YA | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2000 | 15 LN10 6YA | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 4 May 2021 | SAVANA, 15 LN10 6YA | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2019 | SAVANA, 15 LN10 6YA | Detached | £290,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Jun 1996 | 17 LN10 6YA | Detached | £120,000 |
House prices and rents in East Lindsey
A typical home in East Lindsey cost £208,075 in August 2026, 0.9% less than a year before. That is 9% more than five years earlier and 40% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £269,100 |
| Semi-detached | £180,789 |
| Terraced | £143,735 |
| Flat or maisonette | £91,102 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £172,896 |
Private renters in East Lindsey paid £707 a month on average in September 2026, 7.2% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £525 |
| Two bedrooms | £670 |
| Three bedrooms | £823 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,151 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 131 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (6); House, detached (4). Built: 1983-1990 (9); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 14,133 kWh of it on average in 2024, about the same as the district, and 2,775 kWh of electricity, 30% less than the district's 3,970 kWh. There are gas meters for about 87% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the 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 LN10.
Council tax
What each band costs in East Lindsey in 2026-27: Band D £2,276 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,517 | £1,770 | £2,023 | £2,276 | £2,782 | £3,287 | £3,793 | £4,552 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (28% of about 640 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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 10 December 2026 to 21 January 2027: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway, verge (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre 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 here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square 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 16 addresses are between 11 m and 14 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LN10 6YA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Metheringham 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sylvan Avenue Woodhall Spa | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 48.2 km (30 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 83.5 km (52 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodhall Spa New Surgery Good May 2025 | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Broadway Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | Horncastle War Memorial Hospital | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heatherlea House Residential Care Home Requires improvement Mar 2023 | 180 m |
| Police station | Woodhall Spa Police Office | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Lincolnshire Co-op - Woodhall Spa Cashzone | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Royal Square 1,830 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 350 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Jubilee Park 2.7 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,670 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gardens at Petwood, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gardens at Petwood | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Tower on the Moor | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coal Pit Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Pine Woods | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Bracken Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| The Rough | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Fox Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Oxbow Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 16 | 16 |
None of the street's 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 East Lindsey: see them on the East Lindsey page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 65% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 15% at the higher standard (2025; 78% in 2024 and 77% 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
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heatherlea House LN10 6SD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2024 |
| Westerly Residential Care Home LN10 6SQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
| The Woodhall Spa Golf Club LN10 6PU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2025 |
| The Golf Hotel LN10 6SG | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Dec 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ebrington Close (3); On or near Tor-O-Moor Gardens (2); On or near Tarleton Avenue (1); On or near Sterling Place (1).
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
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 53% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 74% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 31% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 61% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 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 | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility repair and maintenance works, 10 December 2026 to 21 January 2027 (give and take) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- LN10 6YA: 16 addresses
Nearby streets
Heather Close · Tarleton Avenue · Sterling Place · Tor-O-Moor Gardens · Ebrington Close · Sylvan Avenue · Oak Close · The Broadway · Woodland Drive · Kings Walk · Sylvan Avenue
All the streets in LN10 and across East Lindsey.
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.