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Thinking of living at NG34 9BD? 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 primary school, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helpringham Primary Academy | Primary | 1.6 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School | Primary | 2.7 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 6.4 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Heckington House School | Independent | 5.4 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near NG34 9BD, 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 | Heckington Tennis Club | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Heckington Community Swimming Pool | 2.7 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 Heckington, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 40k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Sleaford.
The nearest bus stop is Demand Responsive Area, 150 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 7B, 18S, 18B).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 85 minutes away by public transport (37 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Helpringham Primary Academy, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Grammar schools are within reach: Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy (7 km) and Carre's Grammar School (7.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lincolnshire Co-op Heckington Food Store, 2.2 km away, with Stop N Go closer still (1.4 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Millview Medical Centre (2.5 km), with Lincoln Co-Op Chemists the closest pharmacy (2.2 km).
For a haircut, Cut & Curl is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Pilgrim Hospital, 20 km away, rated requires improvement 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Miller's House Tea Room is the closest café or restaurant (1.8 km), and The Brass Windmill the nearest pub (1.3 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 96 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 62% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 31% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 145 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Humberside is 65 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 114 km.
1 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
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.