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On Blacksmith Row, in Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham
What it's like at LN5 9JN: every home that has sold on Blacksmith Row 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Blacksmith Row; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 9 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Blacksmith RowDetached | May 2007 | £320,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Blacksmith RowSemi-detached | Apr 2020 | £171,600 | 63 m² | £2,724/m² | 6 |
| 3, Blacksmith RowSemi-detached | Apr 2018 | £200,000 | 108 m² | £1,852/m² | 3 |
| 5, Blacksmith RowDetached | Jul 2026 | £253,000 | 76 m² | £3,329/m² | 3 |
| 6, Blacksmith RowDetached | Feb 2003 | £230,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 7, Blacksmith RowDetached | Jul 2008 | £390,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 8, Blacksmith RowDetached | Oct 1999 | £135,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 9, Blacksmith RowDetached | Mar 2017 | £442,500 | 250 m² | £1,770/m² | 3 |
| 10, Blacksmith RowDetached | Jul 1995 | £165,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Swinderby, a drive away (6.0 km), with 22k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lincoln.
The nearest bus stop is Badgers Oak, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 47, 49, 903); 4 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Bassingham Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 54% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Food, 5.5 km away, with M H Taylor closer still (1.4 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Bassingham Surgery (700 m), with Lincoln Co-Op Chemists the closest pharmacy (2.7 km).
For a haircut, Evolve Wellbeing and aesthetics is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Lincoln County Hospital, 11 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: 21 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
The Hammond Hall is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and The Five Bells the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 120 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 62% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
Bungalow country: 25% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 451 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Carlton-Le-Moorland Park, 2.4 km away.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Humberside is 49 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 109 km.
Most households own their home, 15% 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.
10 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.
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%.
3 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 LN5 9JN →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Blacksmith Row in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 48 min
Nearest: Metheringham Swimming Pool · about 32 min
Nearest: Great Central Railway (Nottingham) · about 45 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.3% | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 5.0% | 2.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 60.4% | 79.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 27.9% | 13.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.5% | 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.
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