Norton Street, Grantham, NG31 6BX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NG31 6BX has a slightly higher male population, with 52.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.7%	47.1%	-2.6%	51.0%	-3.9%
Male	50.3%	52.9%	2.6%	49.0%	3.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around NG31 6BX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.3% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	47.1%	62.3%	15.2%	37.9%	24.4%
Married: Opposite sex	29.6%	15.3%	-14.3%	44.2%	-28.9%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.6%	4.2%	-0.4%	2.2%	2.0%
Divorced	15%	14.4%	-0.6%	9.1%	5.3%
Widowed	2.5%	3%	0.5%	6.1%	-3.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.3%	43.8%	-4.5%	48.4%	-4.6%
Good health	36.5%	40.2%	3.7%	33.6%	6.6%
Fair health	12.2%	13.4%	1.2%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	1.2%	-0.8%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 18.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.3%	17.4%	-0.9%	18.2%	-0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.5%	15.7%	-1.8%	9.6%	6.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.7%	15.7%	-1.0%	13.4%	2.3%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	8.5%	6.0%	5.3%	3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.7%	20.4%	8.7%	16.9%	3.5%
Degree or Similar	17.9%	18.3%	0.4%	33.8%	-15.5%
Other	15.4%	3.8%	-11.6%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 94.9% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	2.5%	-1.4%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	91.3%	94.9%	3.6%	81.4%	13.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.8%	65.9%	-3.9%	83.2%	-17.3%
European Union	24%	31.2%	7.2%	6.1%	25.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	3.5%	1.1%	-2.4%	2.7%	-1.6%
Middle East and Asia	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	5.6%	-5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.4%	66.2%	-3.2%	83.2%	-17.0%
10+ Years	4.5%	11.6%	7.1%	9.8%	1.8%
5-10 Years	9.4%	11.3%	1.9%	2.9%	8.4%
2-5 Years	12.2%	6.2%	-6.0%	2.2%	4.0%
Less than 2 years	4.5%	4.7%	0.2%	1.9%	2.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.5%	76.7%	-22.2%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Lithuania	6.5%	0.3%	6.2%
Poland	10.5%	1.3%	9.2%
Romania	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other EU countries	6.9%	1.5%	5.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	13.8%	13.5%	0.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.7%	37.2%	9.5%
Christian	46%	46.2%	-0.2%
Muslim	0.4%	6.5%	-6.1%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Norton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Norton Street was 100.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 16.6% lower than the Grantham Earlesfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Norton Street has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Grantham Earlesfield and the 88th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Kesteven .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 46.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 4.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,600

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in NG31 6BX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Norton Street are based on 219 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for South Kesteven.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Norton Street, Grantham, NG31 6BX

Estimated Average Property Prices for NG31 6BX

Average Price
£142,497

Semi-Detached
£145,378

Terraced
£146,438

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£82,614

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Norton Street

Average Price
£127,364

Semi-Detached
£152,171

Terraced
£133,480

Detached
£170,407

Flats/Maisonettes
£62,124

Other
£9,162

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Norton Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
44 Norton Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire Terraced, an established residential building	£135,000	2025-07-25	£135,674
72 Norton Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire Terraced, an established residential building	£136,000	2025-05-19	£137,090
63 Norton Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire Terraced, an established residential building	£136,000	2024-11-29	£137,780
76 Norton Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£65,000	2024-09-04	£64,729
41 Norton Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire Terraced, an established residential building	£129,000	2024-08-21	£131,884

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NG31 6BX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	128
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	18
Retired	16
Unemployed	10
Student (economically inactive)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	5
Looking after home or family	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	42
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	18
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Other	14
Construction	12
Transport and storage	12
Education	11
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3
Information and communication	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wyndham Park Nursery School Hill Avenue , NG31 9BB	4out of 4	1,334 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Huntingtower Community Primary Academy Huntingtower Road , NG31 7AU	3out of 4	338 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The National Church of England Junior School, Grantham Castlegate , NG31 6SR	2out of 4	829 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham Harrowby Road , NG31 9ED	3out of 4	838 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Isaac Newton Primary School Dysart Road , NG31 7DG	3out of 4	989 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Sandon Road , NG31 9AX	3out of 4	1,294 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Sandon Road , NG31 9AU	4out of 4	910 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
The King's School, Grantham Brook Street , NG31 6RP	4out of 4	1,011 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy The Avenue , NG31 7PX	- not rated	1,428 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Walton Academy Harlaxton Road , NG31 7JR	3out of 4	1,577 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Priory Ruskin Academy Rushcliffe Road , NG31 8ED	4out of 4	1,948 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grantham College Stonebridge Road , NG31 9AP	- not rated	818 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dudley House School 1 Dudley Road , NG31 9AA	- not rated	640 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grantham Sandon School Sandon Close , Sandon Road NG31 9AX	4out of 4	1,248 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenfields Academy Great North Road , NG31 7US	3out of 4	1,484 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grantham Preparatory International School Gorse Lane , NG31 7UF	- not rated	1,576 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ambergate Sports College Dysart Road , NG31 7LP	4out of 4	1,662 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Costa Coffee	Costa Coffee, Grantham Railway Station, Station Road West	180 yd
Starbucks	Grantham Railway Station, Station Road West	180 yd
Piccola Venezia	18 Wharf Road	224 yd
Gurkha Square	1 Wharf Road	231 yd
Juliano's	12 Wharf Road	231 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Reindeer Inn	35 London Road	257 yd
Grantham Bowling Club	Grantham Bowling Club, Bowling Green Lane	343 yd
Grantham Snooker & Pool Club	23c St Peters Hill	362 yd
Guildhall Arts Centre Bars and Kitchens	Guildhall Arts Centre, St Peters Hill	400 yd
Tollemache Inn	The Tollemache Inn, 17 St Peters Hill	449 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Neptune Fish Bar	59 London Road	245 yd
Flame 'N' Fry	49 London Road	248 yd
Peking Wok	26 Wharf Road	255 yd
Satisfy House	22 Wharf Road	255 yd
Papa John's Pizza	27 London Road	257 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks and Spencer Simply Foods	Grantham Retail Park, London Road	216 yd
Morrisons Supermarket (Grantham)	W M Morrison Supermarkets Limited, Isaac Newton Shopping Centre	334 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Plc, London Road	351 yd
Newton Convenience Store	16 St Catherines Road	427 yd
Gurkha Store	9 Welby Street	441 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oceans (Closed) St. Catherines Road	health and fitness suite	336 yd
Feelgood Fitness (Grantham) THE GEORGE SHOPPING CENTRE	health and fitness suite	621 yd
Grantham College STONEBRIDGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	778 yd
Kesteven & Grantham Girls School SANDON ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	916 yd
Dysart Park HOUGHTON ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	932 yd
Oceans Health & Fitness DYSART ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,017 yd
The King'S School BROOK STREET		1,047 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	89.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	89.7%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	74.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	108.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.94 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of NG31 6BX