NG31 8RS

Grantham Barrowby Gate · South Kesteven · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Grantham
Local authority
South Kesteven
Constituency
Grantham and Bourne
Postcode district
NG31
Postcode sector
NG31 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NG31 8RN 115 m
NG31 8AX 130 m
NG31 8AS 136 m
NG31 8SN 146 m
NG31 8RW 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG31 8RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG31
Postcode sector
NG31 8
Latitude
52.914012
Longitude
-0.658584
British National Grid easting
490,299
British National Grid northing
336,016

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Kesteven · E07000141
Parish or community
E04013441
Westminster constituency
Grantham and Bourne · E14001253
Output area
E00133689
Lower layer super output area
South Kesteven 004G · E01034702
Middle layer super output area
South Kesteven 004 · E02005479

Postcode source versions

Explore NG31

32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Lichfield Close, Grantham, NG31 8RS 12 June 2025 £260,000
1, Lichfield Close, Grantham, NG31 8RS 12 December 2024 £245,000
4, Lichfield Close, Grantham, NG31 8RS 9 June 2022 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
16
Secondary
5
  1. The Isaac Newton Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    570 m
  2. West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy

    Academy converter

    755 m
  3. Poplar Farm School

    Free schools

    954 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,161
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,126
  • Anti social behaviour 496
  • Shoplifting 467
  • Public order 295
  • Criminal damage and arson 262

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

17 female, 12 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.6
NG31 8 residents
14,917

Age bands in NG31 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

2,450 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

1,368 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

3,433 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

4,295 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

3,867 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NG31 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • VINE STREET SURGERY

    VINE STREET, GRANTHAM, NG31 6RQ

    ODS code C83075

    1.1 km

  • ST. PETERS HILL SURGERY

    15 ST. PETERS HILL, GRANTHAM, NG31 6QA

    ODS code C83040

    1.3 km

  • SWINGBRIDGE SURGERY

    SWINGBRIDGE ROAD, GRANTHAM, NG31 7XT

    ODS code C83008

    1.4 km

  • ST. JOHNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    62 LONDON ROAD, GRANTHAM, NG31 6HR

    ODS code C83048

    1.6 km

  • THE HARROWBY LANE SURGERY

    HARROWBY LANE, GRANTHAM, NG31 9NS

    ODS code C83080

    3.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lichfield Close

    BCT · Grantham

    0.0 miles
  • Lichfield Close

    BCT · Grantham

    0.1 miles
  • Hereford Way

    BCT · Grantham

    0.1 miles
  • Hereford Way

    BCT · Grantham

    0.1 miles
  • 1 Winchester Road

    BCT · Grantham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Kesteven 004G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,437 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £260,000 from 5 recorded sales in NG31 8RS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Kesteven is £255,363 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Isaac Newton Primary School is the nearest published school at 570 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,161 published events cover 12 months, averaging 263.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,126 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.