Stephenson Close Alford, East Lindsey
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (LN13), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12614843.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 2).
- 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 A; Band D in East Lindsey costs £2,276 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Thorpe Culvert, about 15.2 km (9.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 12 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Merton Lodge Surgery, about 380 m away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 17 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
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 110 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3); House, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (2); 1976-1982 (1); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 A (42% of about 950 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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 16 November 2026 to 19 November 2026: LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Works for road purposes, give and take, on the footway (standard works)
Finished in the last three months
- 9 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, give and take, on the footway (minor works)
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 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LN13 0AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LN13 0AH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 12 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LN13 0AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LN13 0AJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thorpe Culvert 790 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.2 km (9.5 miles) |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hunts Coach Depot Alford | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 49.3 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 111 km (69 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Merton Lodge Surgery | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alford Pharmacy | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alford Dental Care | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Skegness & District General Hospital | 16.7 km (10 miles) |
| Police station | Alford Police Station | 210 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Callaby Store Cashzone | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 40 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Hanby Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Well Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Holt | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Sleights Holt | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Trainfen Holt | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Windmill Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Snape Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Well Vale | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is 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 East Lindsey: see them on the East Lindsey page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 200 m | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Alford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria House Residential Home LN13 9JB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 90 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2026 |
| West End Service Station LN13 9JB | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2018 |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School LN13 9HY | School/college/university | 110 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2025 |
| The Chimneys Residential Home LN13 9HY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| The Manor House LN13 9HT | Other catering premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Woodentops Childminding LN13 0AB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Go Local Extra LN13 9HA | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 8 Nov 2025 |
| The Storehouse Church Alford - Food Bank LN13 9EZ | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (6); On or near Police Station (6); On or near Higgins Road (2); On or near Stephenson Close (1); On or near Staveley Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 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 | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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: LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Works for road purposes, 16 November 2026 to 19 November 2026 (give and take) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Station Road · Coles Avenue · Staveley Road · Higgins Road · Robinson Avenue · Temple Close · Wallaces Yard · Waumsley Way · Hallam Close · Christopher Road · Dixon Drive · Bourne Road
All the streets in LN13 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.
- 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.