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Holbeach
What it's like at PE12 7PU: every home that has sold on the 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 the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Spalding, a drive away (12 km), with 208k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Peterborough.
The nearest bus stop is University Academy, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 505, 67); 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 61 minutes away by public transport (25 by car).
The nearest primary school is Holbeach Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 53% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is University Academy Holbeach, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 39.9 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Spalding High School (10.8 km) and Spalding Grammar School (11.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 550 m away, with Cake Creations closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Holbeach Medical Centre (500 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Angelic Nails is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pilgrim Hospital, 21 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Project Cafe Holbeach is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Tiger Roll and Tigers Bar and Social Club the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 92 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 29 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
Bungalow country: 27% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 320 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Carters Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Bodyworks Health and Fitness (650 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Norwich is 87 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 103 km.
33 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.
South Holland and The Deepings constituency: Sir John Hayes MP (Conservative), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 6,856 (14.9%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Conservative 38%, Reform UK 23%, Labour 20%, Independent 11%.
29 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 PE12 7PU →
Most households own their home, 20% 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.
Nearest: Heacham · about 42 min
Nearest: Nene Valley Railway · about 46 min
Nearest: Lincolnshire Wildlife Park · about 48 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 | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.0% | 2.7% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.7% | 75.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.5% | 15.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.5% | 4.6% | 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.
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