Overview for Westgate, SLEAFORD, NG34 7PN

Introduction

Sleaford is a market town and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Centred on the former parish of New Sleaford, the modern boundaries and urban area include Quarrington to the south-west, Holdingham to the north and Old Sleaford to the east. The town is on the edge of the fertile Fenlands, 11 miles (18 kilometres) north-east of Grantham, 16 mi (26 km) west of Boston, and 17 mi (27 km) south of Lincoln. Its population of 17,671 at the 2011 Census made it the largest settlement in the North Kesteven district; it is the district's administrative centre. Bypassed by the A17 and the A15, it is linked to Lincoln, Newark, Peterborough, Grantham and King's Lynn.

The first settlement formed in the Iron Age where a prehistoric track crossed the River Slea. It was a tribal centre and home to a mint for the Corieltauvi in the 1st centuries BC and AD. Evidence of Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement has been found. The medieval records differentiate between Old and New Sleaford, the latter emerging by the 12th century around the present-day market place and St Denys' Church; Sleaford Castle was also built at that time for the Bishops of Lincoln, who owned the manor. Granted the right to hold a market in the mid-12th century, New Sleaford developed into a market town and became locally important in the wool trade, while Old Sleaford declined.

From the 16th century, the landowning Carre family kept tight control over the town – it grew little in the early modern period. The manor passed from the Carre family to the Hervey family by the marriage of Isabella Carre to John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol in 1688. The town's common land and fields were legally enclosed by 1794, giving ownership mostly to the Hervey family. This coincided with canalisation of the Slea. The Sleaford Navigation brought economic growth until it was superseded by the railways in the mid-1850s. In the 20th century, the sale of farmland around Sleaford led to the development of large housing estates.

Sleaford was mainly an agricultural town until the 20th century with a cattle market. Seed companies such as Hubbard and Phillips and Sharpes International were established in the late 19th century. The arrival of the railway made the town favourable for malting, but the industry has since declined. In 2011, the commonest occupations were in wholesale and retail trading, health and social care, public administration, defence and manufacturing. Regeneration of the town centre has helped to regenerate the earlier industrial areas, including construction of the National Centre for Craft & Design (The Hub) on an old wharf.

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Summary for Westgate, SLEAFORD, NG34 7PN

East Midlands
This postcode is in the parish of
Sleaford
in
Sleaford Westholme
within
North Kesteven
in
Lincolnshire
Rural/Urban
Urban City and town   ?

Roadworks near NG34 7PN

Today's roadworks within 3 miles
Planned
5
In Progress
5
Completed
0
Cancelled
1

Road Safety near NG34 7PN

Details of personal injury accidents in and around Westgate, NG34 7PN that have been reported to Lincolnshire Police over the past 20 years.

Traffic Levels near NG34 7PN

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Police

This area is policed by Lincolnshire Police.

Lincolnshire Police split their policing area into 58 separate neighbourhoods and this postcode is in the Sleaford Town neighbourhood.

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Sleaford Town Neighbourhood Crime

Top 3 Categories

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Violent Crime
Jan 2024
67
Dec 2023
63
Anti-social Behaviour
Jan 2024
27
Dec 2023
23
Shoplifting
Jan 2024
22
Dec 2023
12

Member of UK Parliament

This postcode is in the Sleaford and North Hykeham parliamentary constituency.

Sleaford and North Hykeham is a constituency in the East Midlands region of England. The seat has been held by Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative) since December 2016.

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Most Recent House Sales for Westgate, NG34 7PN

38 WESTGATE, NG34 7PN
4 Nov 2022
£230,500
20A WESTGATE, NG34 7PN
8 Mar 2022
£82,000
18 WESTGATE, NG34 7PN
30 Oct 2015
£110,000
38 WESTGATE, NG34 7PN
24 Mar 2015
£100,000

Local Petrol Station Prices

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Petrol Super (E5)
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Diesel Standard (B7)
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Diesel Super (B7)
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Coordinates for NG34 7PN

Latitude
52.999483
Longitude
-0.411854

Residents at NG34 7PN

Households
27
Male
22
Female
19
People per Household
1.52

Sunrise and Sunset at NG34 7PN

Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
18:31

Traffic Emission and Congestion Zones

NG34 7PN is not covered by a Traffic Emission or Congestion Zone

Historical Weather Summary

Clear9.80%
Cloudy56.40%
Rain9.86%
Windy23.94%
Other0.00%

Population

North Kesteven
115,000

Deprivation Index

27.6 England
The lower the score (out of 100),
the more deprived the postcode

Average Energy Performance

Domestic Certificates

Companies Registered at NG34 7PN

Active
49
Inactive
7

Postcode Details for NG34 7PN

Introduced
1 Jan 1980

Recent Updates

17 Mar 2024
Schools Data updated for March 2024
16 Mar 2024
Companies Data updated for February 2024
2 Mar 2024
Police and Crime data updated for January 2024
1 Mar 2024
Energy Performance Certificates (England and Wales) updated January 2024
28 Feb 2024
Sold House Price data updated for January 2024
24 Feb 2024
Added National Park details to Postcodes
18 Feb 2024
Added Traffic Camera Views to Roadworks within London
17 Feb 2024
Schools Data updated for February 2024

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