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Thinking of living at NG34 8TX? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Alvey School | Primary | 850 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Church Lane Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 850 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 38% met the expected standard |
| Carre's Grammar School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 58 · 12.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St George's Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 61.8 · 18.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holton Sleaford Independent School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Willow School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
Every primary near NG34 8TX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Kesteven And Sleaford High School Selective Academy | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Better Gym (Sleaford) | 900 m | 2 |
| Bowls | Sleaford Bowls Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Squash | Better Gym (Sleaford) | 900 m | 1 |
| Rugby | Sleaford Rugby Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Sleaford Rugby Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Football | Sleaford Football Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Sleaford Cricket Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Golf | Sleaford Golf Club | 4.8 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Sleaford, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 296k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lincoln.
The nearest bus stop is Summerfield Drive, 100 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (route IT1); 6 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 59 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
The nearest primary school is William Alvey School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 71% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Carre's Grammar School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 58 · 12.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy (0.3 km) and Carre's Grammar School (0.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 550 m away; Tru Foods (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sleaford Medical Group (1.3 km), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Vamp Hairdressers is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Grantham and District Hospital, 18 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 64% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 36 restaurants and cafés and 17 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Fillets Fish & Chip Restaurant and Takeaway is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Marquis of Granby the nearest pub (850 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 147 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 36% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Sleaford).
There are 168 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 602 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Nettles Fish Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Northgate Sports Centre (700 m).
8 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Humberside is 64 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 109 km.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.