Mill Lane Wigsley, Newark and Sherwood
16 addresses across 4 postcodes (NG23), about 320 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 26821204.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £640,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Newark and Sherwood costs £2,682 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Swinderby, about 5.7 km (3.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 5 to 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Glebe Practice, about 6.4 km (4 miles) away.
- People: About 210 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £640,000 | £640,000 | £640,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £355,000 | £355,000 | £355,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £360,000 | £290,000 | £430,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £71,500 | £71,500 | £71,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2022 | THE OLD POTTING SHED NG23 7ES | Detached | £640,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2021 | 2 NG23 7ES | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2019 | 1 NG23 7ES | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 23 Dec 2013 | THE OLD POTTING SHED NG23 7ES | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 2 Sep 2013 | HOME FARM NG23 7ES | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2006 | 2 NG23 7ES | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2002 | 3 NG23 7ES | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2000 | HOME FARM NG23 7ES | Detached | £71,500 | |
| 29 Oct 1998 | HAZELNUT FARM NG23 7ES | Detached | £55,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 176 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1996-2002 (3); 2017 (1); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Newark and Sherwood in 2026-27: Band D £2,682 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,788 | £2,086 | £2,384 | £2,682 | £3,278 | £3,874 | £4,470 | £5,364 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (24% of about 750 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 18 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 43 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG23 7ES | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NG23 7DQ | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 8 | unlikely |
| NG23 7ER | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| NG23 7EU | zone 2 | 0 / 1 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 5 m and 10 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG23 7DQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 82% |
| NG23 7ER | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NG23 7ES | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NG23 7EU | 80% | 80% | 80% | 10% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Swinderby 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Saxilby 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Hykeham 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Top Road Wigsley | 250 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 46.5 km (29 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 59.7 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Glebe Practice | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Red Pepper Clinic | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Hospital | St Georges Hospital | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Police station | Saxilby Police Office | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 3,220 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site west of Church Road, a scheduled monument, 2 km (1.2 miles) east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site west of Church Road | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wigsley Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Plot Wood | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Brown Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Thorney Brown | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Strunch Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Hall Water Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the street's 16 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 Newark and Sherwood: see them on the Newark and Sherwood page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mill Lane (4); On or near Thorney Road (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 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 | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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
- NG23 7ES: 11 addresses
- NG23 7DQ: 2 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- NG23 7ER: 2 addresses of 68 in the postcode
- NG23 7EU: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in NG23 and across Newark and Sherwood.
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.