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Thinking of living on Main Street? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket are all over 1 km away.
Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at DN9 2LY, where most of the street's homes are. A long street can differ from end to end: open a postcode for its own moving page.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haxey Cofe Primary Academy | Primary | 1.7 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Westwoodside Church of England Academy | Primary | 2.4 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| St Martin's Cofe Primary Academy | Primary | 3.5 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Misterton Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 4.8 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| South Axholme Academy | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 53.2 · 16% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DN9 2LY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Nets | 760 m | 1 |
| Tennis | Haxey Playing Fields | 840 m | 1 |
| Swimming | Misterton Primary School & Nursery School | 4.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Gainsborough Central, a drive away (9.7 km), with 2k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Grimsby Town.
The nearest bus stop is Akeferry Road, 450 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 398).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 58 minutes away by public transport (31 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Haxey Cofe Primary Academy, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is South Axholme Academy, 5.0 km away; Attainment 8: 53.2 · 16% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough (10.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lincolnshire Co-op Haxey Food Store, 1.6 km away; Greenhill Stores (1.6 km) for top-ups.
The GP surgery is around 25 minutes on foot or by bus.
For a haircut, James The Barber is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Scunthorpe General Hospital, 15 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 59% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Saffron Indian Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (1.6 km), and Kings Arms the nearest pub (1.1 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 49 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 72% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 32% of homes are bungalows.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Humberside is 33 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 97 km.
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.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% 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.