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On Rowan Drive, in Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby
What it's like at NG34 8PQ: every home that has sold on Rowan Drive 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Rowan Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 13 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Rowan DriveDetached | Dec 2005 | £199,950 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Rowan DriveDetached | Jul 2009 | £135,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Rowan DriveDetached | Dec 2003 | £247,600 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Rowan DriveDetached | Sept 2015 | £205,000 | 130 m² | £1,577/m² | 2 |
| 7, Rowan DriveDetached | Aug 2026 | £246,500 | 95 m² | £2,595/m² | 3 |
| 8, Rowan DriveDetached | Sept 1998 | £69,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Rowan DriveDetached | May 2017 | £197,000 | 106 m² | £1,858/m² | 2 |
| 11, Rowan DriveDetached | Aug 1997 | £64,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Rowan DriveDetached | Jan 2019 | £260,000 | 127 m² | £2,047/m² | 1 |
| 16, Rowan DriveDetached | Apr 2019 | £203,000 | 94 m² | £2,160/m² | 1 |
| 18, Rowan DriveDetached | Jan 2019 | £245,000 | 98 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 21, Rowan DriveDetached | Sept 2014 | £259,950 | 99 m² | £2,626/m² | 3 |
| 23, Rowan DriveDetached | Jun 2002 | £172,000 | 143 m² | £1,203/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Rauceby, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 5k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Sleaford.
The nearest bus stop is Horseshoe Inn, 450 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes S148S, 37).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 69 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Botolph's C of E Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 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, 2.9 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 (1.6 km) and Carre's Grammar School (2.2 km).
Few families with young children: only 11% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Blakemore Retail - SPAR, 2.7 km away, with South View Farm closer still (1.0 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sleaford Medical Group (3.2 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (3.1 km).
For a haircut, Rhi's Waxing is 3.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Grantham and District Hospital, 16 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Pennells Garden Centre Sleaford is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Horseshoes Inn the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 144 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 61% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 28% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Boston Road Recreation Ground, 3.3 km away; for exercise, Sleaford Leisure Centre (3.5 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, East Midlands is 63 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 107 km.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gables Cottage | II | 100 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.
Grantham and Bourne constituency: Gareth Davies MP (Conservative), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 4,496 (9.7%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Conservative 36%, Labour 27%, Reform UK 20%, Green Party 6%.
20 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 NG34 8PQ →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 32% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Rowan Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 8 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 8 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.3% | 2.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 57.9% | 79.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 32.2% | 13.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.1% | 4.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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 37 min
Nearest: Nene Valley Railway · about 54 min
Nearest: Woodside Wildlife Park · about 37 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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