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Thinking of living at NG34 8WR? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Botolph's C of E Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.8 km | 38% met the expected standard |
| Church Lane Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 2.0 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| William Alvey School | Primary | 2.2 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 61.8 · 18.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St George's Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Carre's Grammar School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 58 · 12.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Willow School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| Holton Sleaford Independent School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
Every primary near NG34 8WR, 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 | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Sleaford Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Sleaford Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Sleaford Bowls Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Golf | Sleaford Golf Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Football | Sleaford Football Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Squash | Better Gym (Sleaford) | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Sleaford Rugby Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Sleaford Rugby Club | 3.8 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 (1.4 km), with 296k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lincoln.
The nearest bus stop is Mercia Close, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route IT3); 1 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 62 minutes away by public transport (30 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Botolph's C of E Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 61.8 · 18.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy (1.1 km) and Carre's Grammar School (1.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Blakemore Retail - SPAR, 1.2 km away; Europe Car Service (1.5 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sleaford Medical Group (1.8 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.7 km).
For a haircut, Rhi's Waxing is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Grantham and District Hospital, 17 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Pennells Garden Centre Sleaford is the closest café or restaurant (1.3 km), and The Horseshoes Inn the nearest pub (1.5 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 12 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 56% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 102 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Boston Road Recreation Ground, 2.0 km away; for exercise, Sleaford Leisure Centre (2.0 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
3 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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For holidays, East Midlands is 63 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 107 km.
Most households own their home, 17% 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.