Ripon Close Grantham, South Kesteven
22 addresses across 2 postcodes (NG31), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 35803957.
31 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £185,000 across 1 sale. 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 3, E: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in South Kesteven costs £2,260 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Grantham, about 1.2 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 160 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 77 to 78 m above sea level. 1 of its 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Vine Street Surgery, about 670 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km. About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 39 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £181,500 | £153,000 | £210,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £122,500 | £122,500 | £122,500 |
| 2011 | 2 | £96,000 | £90,000 | £102,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £99,000 | £99,000 | £99,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £117,500 | £100,000 | £135,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £138,000 | £118,000 | £158,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £114,500 | £114,500 | £114,500 |
| 2004 | 2 | £111,000 | £103,500 | £118,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | 16 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2024 | 12 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2024 | 1 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £153,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2020 | 17 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 25 May 2018 | 21 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2016 | 20 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £122,500 | |
| 26 Aug 2011 | 17 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2011 | 22 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £102,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2010 | 16 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2009 | 21 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £99,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2008 | 22 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2008 | 7 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2007 | 13 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2007 | 23 NG31 8PJ | Detached | £158,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2005 | 20 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £114,500 | |
| 27 Aug 2004 | 18 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £118,500 | |
| 18 Mar 2004 | 21 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £103,500 | |
| 5 Dec 2003 | 7 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £98,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2003 | 13 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £82,500 | |
| 2 May 2003 | 15 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 3 May 2002 | 13 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £64,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2001 | 8 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £59,950 | |
| 27 Apr 2000 | 21 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £46,000 | |
| 1 Apr 1999 | 20 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £44,250 | |
| 29 Jan 1999 | 19 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £46,000 | |
| 7 Nov 1997 | 22 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £41,500 | |
| 5 Aug 1997 | 19 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £40,950 | |
| 30 Nov 1995 | 9 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £37,750 | |
| 28 Jul 1995 | 8 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £40,000 | |
| 19 May 1995 | 7 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £39,000 | |
| 27 Jan 1995 | 16 NG31 8PJ | Semi-detached | £39,950 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 66 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (9); House, detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (7); 1967-1975 (1); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in South Kesteven in 2026-27: Band D £2,260 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,507 | £1,758 | £2,009 | £2,260 | £2,762 | £3,264 | £3,767 | £4,520 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (34% 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.
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, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG31 8PJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| NG31 8PF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 22 addresses are between 77 m and 78 m above sea level (77 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG31 8PF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NG31 8PJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Grantham 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Bottesford 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Ancaster 5,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Portsmouth Close Grantham | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Grantham | 910 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 860 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 46.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vine Street Surgery | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Newton Pharmacy | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Appoline Dental Care | 640 m |
| Hospital | Grantham & District Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Lincolnshire Police | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Dysart Road Cashzone | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,900 m² | 120 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Conduit House, Market Place, a scheduled monument, 590 m east. 160 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Conduit House, Market Place | Scheduled monument | 590 m east |
| Grantham market cross | Scheduled monument | 610 m east |
| Extensions of Angel and Royal Hotel on North Side of Front Block | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m east |
| Vine House | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m east |
| Angel and Royal Hotel | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m east |
| George Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stubbock Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Hall's Hill | Hill | 2.3 km east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 2.5 km west |
| Brickkiln Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km north-east |
| Barrowby Thorns | Wood | 3.0 km north-west |
| Towthorpe Hollow Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 22 |
1 of the street's 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Isaac Newton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 700 m | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The King's School, Grantham | Secondary | 11–18 | 720 m | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 750 m | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Huntingtower Community Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.0 km | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Poplar Farm School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cliffedale Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Priory Ruskin Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Wyndham Park Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.2 km | No published inspection |
| The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km | No published inspection |
| Grantham College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.2 km | No published inspection |
| Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton House Nursing Home NG31 8AF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2025 |
| Panku NG31 6NZ | Retailers - other | 360 m | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Costa Coffee NG31 6NZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Grantham Passage - Grantham Poverty Concern NG31 8AT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Asda Customer Cafe NG31 6NZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Asda NG31 6NZ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 470 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Hunter's Bar NG31 6NZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Grantham Food Bank NG31 6PG | Retailers - other | 470 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| The Garden Yard NG31 6NZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m | 4 Good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Red House Guest House NG31 8AN | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 490 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Serendipity's NG31 8AN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Robertson Road (7); On or near Green Hill Road (7); On or near Tyndal Road (5); On or near Portsmouth Close (4); On or near Ripon Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
Nearby streets
Robertson Road · Westminister Way · Green Hill Road · Ely Way · Tyndal Road · Truro Close · Pilgrim Gardens · Campbell Close · Chelmsford Drive · Portsmouth Close · Winchester Road · Lamplight Square
All the streets in NG31 and across South 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.