High Gate Helpringham, North Kesteven
41 addresses across 3 postcodes (NG34), about 330 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 28041900.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 4, C: 3, D: 8, E: 3, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 A; Band D in North Kesteven costs £2,338 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Heckington, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 7 to 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: 26 of its 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Millview Medical Centre, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 128 m². Most common: House, detached (10); Bungalow, detached (6); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1950-1966 (4); 2003-2006 (3); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14).
Council tax
What each band costs in North Kesteven in 2026-27: Band D £2,338 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,559 | £1,818 | £2,078 | £2,338 | £2,857 | £3,377 | £3,896 | £4,676 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (27% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Helpringham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- 29, HIGH STREET, 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG34 0RD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| NG34 0RA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| NG34 0SX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 41 addresses are between 7 m and 10 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG34 0RA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NG34 0RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NG34 0SX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Heckington 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Sleaford 296,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Swineshead 1,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest School Lane Helpringham | 40 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 69.6 km (43 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 69.8 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Millview Medical Centre | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Heckington Dental Practice | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | The Johnson Community Hospital | 19.6 km (12 miles) |
| Police station | Billingborough Police Office | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 110 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 290 m north-east. 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m north-east |
| Helpringham village cross | Scheduled monument | 380 m north-east |
| Manor Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m east |
| Medieval moated site, settlement and cultivation remains, post-medieval park and garden, Thorpe Latimer | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Car Dyke, Roman canal at Helpringham | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Swaton Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Burton Cliff Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Swaton Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Hensnest Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Neatfold Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Gorse Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 39 |
26 of the street's 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, 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 North Kesteven: see them on the North Kesteven page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helpringham Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 30 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helpringham Primary School NG34 0RD | School/college/university | 30 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jan 2012 |
| Stop N Go NG34 0RA | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2024 |
| The Brass Windmill NG34 0RJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near High Gate (2); On or near School Lane (2); On or near Ladbroke Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 5 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
- NG34 0RD: 39 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- NG34 0RA: 1 address of 46 in the postcode
- NG34 0SX: 1 address of 22 in the postcode
Nearby streets
St Andrew's Close · School Lane · High Street · Ladbroke Close · The Brambles · Orchard Close · Church Lane · Knott Hall Gardens · Chapel Lane · Wheelwrights Lane · Shepherd's Lane · George Street
All the streets in NG34 and across North Kesteven.
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.