NG31 8RT

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 8RF 39 m
NG31 8RL 93 m
NG31 8RU 101 m
NG31 8PU 140 m
NG31 8RJ 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NG31 8RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NG
Postcode district
NG31
Postcode sector
NG31 8
Latitude
52.913920
Longitude
-0.671229
British National Grid easting
489,449
British National Grid northing
335,990

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
E00133683
Lower layer super output area
South Kesteven 004B · E01026321
Middle layer super output area
South Kesteven 004 · E02005479

Postcode source versions

Explore NG31

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Wakefield Close, Grantham, NG31 8RT 13 November 2024 £249,000
7, Wakefield Close, Grantham, NG31 8RT 22 March 2024 £248,000
5, Wakefield Close, Grantham, NG31 8RT 19 January 2024 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. Poplar Farm School

    Free schools

    927 m
  2. West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy

    Academy converter

    934 m
  3. The Isaac Newton Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,208
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 515
  • Anti social behaviour 223
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Public order 96
  • Other theft 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

16 female, 11 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.9
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

  • SWINGBRIDGE SURGERY

    SWINGBRIDGE ROAD, GRANTHAM, NG31 7XT

    ODS code C83008

    1.5 km

  • VINE STREET SURGERY

    VINE STREET, GRANTHAM, NG31 6RQ

    ODS code C83075

    1.9 km

  • ST. PETERS HILL SURGERY

    15 ST. PETERS HILL, GRANTHAM, NG31 6QA

    ODS code C83040

    2.2 km

  • ST. JOHNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    62 LONDON ROAD, GRANTHAM, NG31 6HR

    ODS code C83048

    2.4 km

  • THE HARROWBY LANE SURGERY

    HARROWBY LANE, GRANTHAM, NG31 9NS

    ODS code C83080

    3.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chester Gardens

    BCT · Grantham

    0.1 miles
  • Chester Gardens

    BCT · Grantham

    0.1 miles
  • Southwell Close

    BCT · Grantham

    0.1 miles
  • Southwell Close

    BCT · Grantham

    0.2 miles
  • Carlisle Close

    BCT · Grantham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Kesteven 004B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,083 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
0
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 £231,500 from 6 recorded sales in NG31 8RT. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Poplar Farm School is the nearest published school at 927 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,208 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 515 events.

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