The Sands Bottesford, Melton
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (NG13), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 24902717.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £322,500 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Melton cost £286,469 in August 2026 (+4.1% on a year); private rents averaged £810 a month.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Melton costs £2,430 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bottesford, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 40 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: 3 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Welby Practice, about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 39% 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.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £322,500 | £322,500 | £322,500 |
| 2017 | 4 | £352,495 | £347,995 | £442,995 |
| 2016 | 1 | £247,995 | £247,995 | £247,995 |
| 2015 | 2 | £337,495 | £329,995 | £344,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2017 | 1 NG13 0HP | Detached | £442,995 | New build. |
| 19 May 2017 | 2 NG13 0HP | Detached | £354,995 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2015 | 3 NG13 0HP | Detached | £344,995 | New build. |
| 14 Dec 2023 | 4 NG13 0HP | Detached | £460,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 May 2017 | 4 NG13 0HP | Detached | £347,995 | New build. |
| 30 Dec 2015 | 5 NG13 0HP | Detached | £329,995 | New build. |
| 12 Oct 2023 | 6 NG13 0HP | Detached | £470,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 May 2017 | 6 NG13 0HP | Detached | £349,995 | New build. |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 7 NG13 0HP | Detached | £322,500 | |
| 26 Feb 2016 | 7 NG13 0HP | Detached | £247,995 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Melton
A typical home in Melton cost £286,469 in August 2026, 4.1% more than a year before. That is 13% more than five years earlier and 38% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £397,362 |
| Semi-detached | £248,889 |
| Terraced | £202,669 |
| Flat or maisonette | £119,723 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £239,563 |
Private renters in Melton paid £810 a month on average in September 2026, 6.7% more than a year before. That is 33% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £559 |
| Two bedrooms | £735 |
| Three bedrooms | £904 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,376 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 139 m². Most common: House, detached (7). Built: 2015 (4); 2012-2021 (2); 2016 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 13,572 kWh of it on average in 2024, 11% more than the district's 12,183 kWh, and 4,579 kWh of electricity, 24% more than the district's 3,682 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG13 0HP | 7 | 3,992 kWh | 6 | 10,365 kWh |
| NG13 0BG | 42 8 Economy 7 | 3,646 kWh | 46 | 12,700 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is NG13.
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 D (27% of about 1,010 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 (630 m (0.4 miles))
- 25 Broad View; Manor Road; Easthorpe, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 19 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 49 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 25 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG13 0HP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NG13 0BG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 5 / 19 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
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 0BG | 98% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| NG13 0HP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bottesford 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Elton and Orston 70 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Aslockton 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Primary school Bottesford | 370 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 37.2 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Welby Practice | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Grantham & District Hospital Good Jul 2026 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Care homes | Ayrshire House Good Dec 2019 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Police station | Long Benington Police Office | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest JCR Bottesford, Bottesford Cashzone | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grantham Road Allotments 7,410 m² | 700 m (0.4 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, 560 m (0.3 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 | 560 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Fleming's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 690 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Toston Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Burtlands Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) west |
| The Debdale | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Muston Gorse Covert | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Home Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 9 |
3 of the street's 9 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Priory Belvoir Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 250 m | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 49.7 (46.3 in 2025 and 44.4 in 2024); 51.9% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Bottesford Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 310 m | No published inspection | 76% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 51% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 380 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottesford Preschool NG13 0AL | Full day care | 25 | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 380 m |
| Little Toes Day Nursery Bottesford NG13 0AN | Full day care | 30 | Good (Sep 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 346 childminders and 19 home childcarers (nannies) in Leicestershire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottesford Bowls Club NG13 0BG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2024 |
| Bottesford Cricket Club NG13 0BG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | Exempt | |
| Aspens Services Ltd - The Priory Belvoir Academy NG13 0AX | School/college/university | 250 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Bottesford Church Of England Primary School NG13 0BS | School/college/university | 320 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).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 9% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 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 | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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
- Food hygiene ratings The Rutland Arms (pub/bar/nightclub, NG13 0AA) is no longer listed; it was rated 4 Good found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
The Wickets · Belvoir Avenue · Jays Close · Howitts Road · South Crescent · Vine Close · The Wickets · School View · Keel Drive · Silverwood Road · 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.