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On Rectory Cottages, in Heckington
What it's like at PE20 3QF: every home that has sold on Rectory Cottages 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.
Sales and extensions on Rectory Cottages; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| De Rodes Self Service StationOther | Mar 2018 | £500,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drifters CottageSemi-detached | Jan 2026 | £295,000 | 148 m² | £1,993/m² | 5 |
| Elm GrangeDetached | Jan 2018 | £550,000 | 310 m² | £1,774/m² | 1 |
| Barns 1 And 4, Elm Grange StudiosOther | Apr 2017 | £31,140 | – | – | 1 |
| Four Winds Service StationOther | Aug 2022 | £800,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Oatsheaf CottageSemi-detached | Aug 2007 | £165,000 | 106 m² | £1,557/m² | 2 |
| Rainbow CottageDetached | Oct 2000 | £34,950 | – | – | 1 |
| Rectory CottagesSemi-detached | Jan 2006 | £103,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Rectory Farm HouseDetached | Dec 2001 | £242,000 | 415 m² | £583/m² | 1 |
| Rose CottageSemi-detached | Aug 2006 | £104,950 | 70 m² | £1,499/m² | 2 |
| The CottageDetached | May 2015 | £140,000 | 77 m² | £1,818/m² | 3 |
| The HeathersOther | Feb 2018 | £233,000 | 194 m² | £1,201/m² | 2 |
| The OatsheafSemi-detached | Nov 2012 | £140,000 | 169 m² | £828/m² | 4 |
| 1, Rectory CottagesSemi-detached | Feb 2018 | £151,000 | 96 m² | £1,573/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Swineshead, a short drive or bike ride (2.8 km), with 1k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Sleaford.
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 Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School, a drive away (6.1 km).
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 Swineshead Food Store, 5.7 km away, with De Rodes Self Service closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Swineshead Surgery (6.3 km), with Lincoln Co-Op Chemist the closest pharmacy (5.7 km).
For a haircut, Cut & Curl is 4.7 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.
Mountain's Abbey Parks Farm Shop is the closest café or restaurant (850 m), and The Royal Oak the nearest pub (4.5 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.
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.
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.
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%.
0 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 PE20 3QF →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Rectory Cottages in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 41 min
Nearest: Great Central Railway (Nottingham) · about 55 min
Nearest: Woodside Wildlife Park · about 36 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 | 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 65.1% | 79.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 26.8% | 13.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.6% | 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.
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