Neighbourhood · North Kesteven · East Midlands
Sleaford East
North Kesteven 010 · 5 sub-areas · 10,817 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Solo renters (69/100)Watch-out: Retirees (55/100)Liveability 79/100 · Top quartileResidential
Sleaford East is a settled residential pocket of North Kesteven. The bigger gravitational centre is Leeds, around 104 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
79/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Sleaford East?
A snapshot of Sleaford East
4 parks and 4 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £857 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Sleaford East in North Kesteven
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Sleaford East?
- The median monthly rent across Sleaford East is £857.
- How safe is Sleaford East?
- Sleaford East has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Sleaford East?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 14 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Sleaford East?
- There are 7 schools within 2 km of Sleaford East, of which 57% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 17937 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Sleaford East?
- The most common council tax band in Sleaford East is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,720. Council tax is set by North Kesteven council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Sleaford East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Sleaford East to central London is approximately 107 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Sleaford East?
- 100% of premises in Sleaford East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Sleaford East?
- Sleaford East sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Sleaford East?
- 50% of households in Sleaford East are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Sleaford East?
- The average property price across North Kesteven (the local authority covering Sleaford East) is approximately £242,467, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Sleaford East a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.37 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,585.)
- Which local areas are part of Sleaford East?
- Sleaford East contains 5 local areas: North Kesteven 010E, North Kesteven 010D, North Kesteven 010A, North Kesteven 010B, North Kesteven 010C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Sleaford East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Sleaford East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Sleaford East is £857. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Sleaford East a safe place to live?
- Sleaford East has a safety score of 34/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Sleaford East?
- 57% of schools within 2 km of Sleaford East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Sleaford East?
- Public-transport commute time from Sleaford East to central London is approximately 107 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Sleaford East different from the rest of North Kesteven?
- Sleaford East contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Sleaford East rank in North Kesteven?
- Sleaford East scores 79/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in North Kesteven, see the Cities table on the North Kesteven page.
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