UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/north-kesteven
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in North Kesteven
Homes in North Kesteven sold for a median of £242,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,703 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 39%, from £176,000 in 2016 to £245,000 in 2025, less than the 48% rise across the East Midlands as a whole.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 2,042 | £297,500 | £245,000 to £375,000 | £2,848/m²from 89 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,104 | £210,000 | £180,000 to £240,000 | £2,697/m²from 37 sales |
| Terraced | 480 | £180,000 | £150,000 to £210,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 77 | £112,000 | £95,000 to £125,000 | Too few |
Most homes sold in North Kesteven were detached houses, at 55% of sales.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 3% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Postcode districts in North Kesteven
District medians are close together, from £225,000 in NG34 (Sleaford) to £245,000 in LN4 (Lincoln).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Grantham Road, Sleaford (NG34)22 sales
- Dunsby Close, Ruskington (NG34)21 sales
- Simmonds Way, Metheringham (LN4)20 sales
- Lancaster Street, Sleaford (NG34)19 sales
- Legion Way, Ruskington (NG34)19 sales
- Lincoln Road, Branston (LN4)16 sales
- Minster Court, Bracebridge Heath (LN4)16 sales
- Thewlis Avenue, Sleaford (NG34)16 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Lincoln Road, Branston (LN4, detached houses, £330,000), Hewson Drive, Metheringham (LN4, £310,000) and Goldcrest Avenue, Branston (LN4, £292,500).
The cheapest were Minster Court, Bracebridge Heath (LN4, flats, £108,500), Clinton Park, Tattershall (LN4, terraced houses, £125,000) and Thornton Close, Quarrington (NG34, semi-detached houses, £147,000).
Living in North Kesteven
Crime
44 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 95 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
84% of homes can get it
Lower than 72 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
59% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,338 a year in North Kesteven for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 72 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East Midlands
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. North Kesteven and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- High Peak£265,000
- North Northamptonshire£264,000
- South Derbyshire£260,000
- Broxtowe£253,500
- Gedling£250,000
- North East Derbyshire£245,000
- Leicester£243,000
- North Kesteven, this council area£242,500
- Newark and Sherwood£240,000
- South Holland£239,000
- Amber Valley£235,000
- West Lindsey£232,000
- Derby£220,000
- Erewash£218,000
- East Lindsey£215,500
About these figures
North Kesteven's figures come from 3,703 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 2 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in North Kesteven, so their sales add up to 2,508 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 9% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.