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On Princes Street, in Metheringham, Nocton & Potterhanworth
What it's like at LN4 3BX: every home that has sold on Princes Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Princes Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 27 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2a, Princes StreetSemi-detached | May 2008 | £175,000 | 116 m² | £1,509/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Princes StreetTerraced | Jun 2025 | £195,000 | 70 m² | £2,786/m² | 2 |
| 6, Princes StreetDetached | May 2013 | £90,000 | 65 m² | £1,385/m² | 5 |
| 7, Princes StreetTerraced | Jan 2011 | £130,000 | 74 m² | £1,757/m² | 3 |
| 12, Princes StreetDetached | Aug 2014 | £152,000 | 81 m² | £1,877/m² | 3 |
| 18, Princes StreetTerraced | Dec 2022 | £150,000 | 62 m² | £2,419/m² | 1 |
| 20, Princes StreetOther | Oct 2021 | £500 | 57 m² | £9/m² | 2 |
| 36, Princes StreetSemi-detached | Jul 2015 | £135,000 | 74 m² | £1,824/m² | 3 |
| 38, Princes StreetDetached | Sept 2008 | £145,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 40, Princes StreetDetached | Dec 2024 | £260,000 | 81 m² | £3,210/m² | 5 |
| 44, Princes StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £165,000 | 64 m² | £2,578/m² | 2 |
| 50, Princes StreetSemi-detached | Feb 2023 | £237,000 | 88 m² | £2,693/m² | 2 |
| 52, Princes StreetTerraced | Mar 2019 | £155,000 | 96 m² | £1,615/m² | 4 |
| 58, Princes StreetTerraced | Aug 2003 | £94,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Star & Garter, Princes StreetOther | Jul 2021 | £382,257 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Metheringham, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 82k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lincoln.
The nearest bus stop is Methodist Church, 200 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes B5, B617, 31, 31X); 13 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is The Metheringham Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 54% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest supermarket is Lincolnshire Co-op Metheringham Food Store, 200 m away; Byepass Filling Station (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Church Walk Surgery (250 m), with Lincoln Co-Op Chemists the closest pharmacy (200 m).
The nearest full A&E is Lincoln County Hospital, 10 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: 4 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Tilly's Tea and Gift Shop is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Star & Garter Pub the nearest pub (under 50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 50 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 56% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 31% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 230 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Nocton Village Green, 2.9 km away; for exercise, Metheringham Swimming Pool (100 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Humberside is 45 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 120 km.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
It's an older community: 25% 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.
23 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Orchard House | II | 70 m |
| Nook House and No 36 | II | 160 m |
| Star and Garter Public House | II | 160 m |
| Market Cross | II | 180 m |
| War Memorial | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency: Dr Caroline Johnson MP (Conservative), since December 2016. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 4,346 (8.9%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Conservative 36%, Labour 27%, Reform UK 22%, Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First 6%.
12 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near LN4 3BX →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Princes Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 20 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.9% | 2.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 66.0% | 79.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 24.8% | 13.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.0% | 4.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 53 min
Nearest: Lincolnshire Wolds Railway · about 53 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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