Jays Close Bottesford, Melton
5 addresses across 1 postcode (NG13), about 30 m long. USRN 24901584.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £367,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2).
- 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 Melton costs £2,430 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bottesford, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 100 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 31 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Welby Practice, about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 42% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 15 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £367,500 | £367,500 | £367,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £308,550 | £308,550 | £308,550 |
| 2006 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £248,500 | £248,500 | £248,500 |
| 2003 | 1 | £237,500 | £237,500 | £237,500 |
| 2002 | 2 | £156,500 | £145,000 | £168,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £156,000 | £156,000 | £156,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £107,000 | £107,000 | £107,000 |
| 1997 | 4 | £121,495 | £94,995 | £129,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 2020 | 1 NG13 0FU | Detached | £367,500 | |
| 14 Jul 2016 | 4 NG13 0FU | Detached | £308,550 | |
| 25 Jul 2006 | 3 NG13 0FU | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2004 | 4 NG13 0FU | Detached | £248,500 | |
| 3 Jun 2003 | 3 NG13 0FU | Detached | £237,500 | |
| 3 Aug 2002 | 2 NG13 0FU | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2002 | 4 NG13 0FU | Detached | £168,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2001 | 1 NG13 0FU | Detached | £156,000 | |
| 13 Apr 2000 | 2 NG13 0FU | Detached | £107,000 | |
| 21 Aug 1997 | 3 NG13 0FU | Detached | £129,995 | New build. |
| 27 Jun 1997 | 4 NG13 0FU | Detached | £119,995 | New build. |
| 27 Jun 1997 | 2 NG13 0FU | Detached | £94,995 | New build. |
| 30 May 1997 | 1 NG13 0FU | Detached | £122,995 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 140 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 1983-1990 (1); 1996-2002 (1); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Melton in 2026-27: Band D £2,430 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,620 | £1,890 | £2,160 | £2,430 | £2,970 | £3,510 | £4,049 | £4,859 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (44% of about 870 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)
- Easthorpe Lodge; Manor Road; Easthorpe, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- 25 Broad View; Manor Road; Easthorpe, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 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 addresses are about 31 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG13 0FU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bottesford 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Elton and Orston 70 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Aslockton 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Primary school Bottesford | 330 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 37.1 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Welby Practice | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Practice (51 Long Acre) | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Grantham & District Hospital | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
| Police station | Long Benington Police Office | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest JCR Bottesford, Bottesford Cashzone | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grantham Road Allotments 7,410 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Village cross at junction of Grantham Road and Market Street, a scheduled monument, 630 m (0.4 miles) north. 30 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Village cross at junction of Grantham Road and Market Street | Scheduled monument | 630 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Fleming's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Toston Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Burtlands Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| The Becks Plantation | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) west |
| The Debdale | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Home Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 5 |
2 of the street's 5 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 Melton: see them on the Melton page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Priory Belvoir Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 160 m | No published inspection |
| Bottesford Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 270 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspens Services Ltd - The Priory Belvoir Academy NG13 0AX | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Bottesford Bowls Club NG13 0BG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2024 |
| Bottesford Cricket Club NG13 0BG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | Exempt | |
| Bottesford Church Of England Primary School NG13 0BS | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Vine Close (7); On or near Howitts Road (3); On or near South Crescent (2); On or near Belvoir Avenue (1); On or near Belvoir Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 11% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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
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
- NG13 0FU: 5 addresses of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Howitts Road · Vine Close · Belvoir Avenue · The Sands · South Crescent · The Wickets · School View · Silverwood Road · Keel Drive · The Wickets · North Crescent · The Paddocks
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.