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Spalding East
South Holland 007 · 5 sub-areas · 9,409 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Solo renters (71/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (55/100)Liveability 68/100 · Above medianResidential
Spalding East is a settled residential pocket of South Holland. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 101 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
68/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Spalding East?
A snapshot of Spalding East
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; 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; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £759 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.
Spalding East in South Holland
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Spalding East?
- The median monthly rent across Spalding East is £759.
- How safe is Spalding East?
- Spalding 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 Spalding 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 18 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Spalding East?
- There are 9 schools within 2 km of Spalding East, of which 60% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1094 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Spalding East?
- The most common council tax band in Spalding East is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,679. Council tax is set by South Holland council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Spalding East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Spalding East to central London is approximately 101 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 Spalding East?
- 100% of premises in Spalding East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Spalding East?
- Spalding East sits in IMD decile 3 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 Spalding East?
- 49% of households in Spalding 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 Spalding East?
- The average property price across South Holland (the local authority covering Spalding East) is approximately £216,965, 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 Spalding 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 £30,196.)
- Which local areas are part of Spalding East?
- Spalding East contains 5 local areas: South Holland 007D, South Holland 007A, South Holland 007B, South Holland 007C, South Holland 007E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Spalding East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Spalding East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Spalding East is £759. 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 Spalding East a safe place to live?
- Spalding East has a safety score of 32/100. 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 Spalding East?
- 60% of schools within 2 km of Spalding East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Spalding East?
- Public-transport commute time from Spalding East to central London is approximately 101 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Spalding East different from the rest of South Holland?
- Spalding 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 Spalding East rank in South Holland?
- Spalding East scores 68/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in South Holland, see the Cities table on the South Holland page.
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