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Property market | £248,643 for a semi-detached property |
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Airport access | Closest airport is East Midlands (34.4 miles) |
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Broadband | 60.2mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) |
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Ethnic diversity | White: 95.8% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 4.2% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) |
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Socio-economic status | Ranked 205 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 426 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Sleaford and North Hykeham level) |
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Community | Median age is 46.5 | Population of 1,647 | Happiness is Above Average for Lincolnshire, High for UK |
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Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (South Kesteven) |
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Commute (approx) | - Cambridge (81 mins) - Highbury & Islington (81 mins) - York (82 mins) - London St Pancras (85 mins) |
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£248,643 for a semi-detached property |
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Closest airport is East Midlands (34.4 miles) |
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60.2mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) |
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Median age is 46.5 | 1,647 | Happiness is Above Average for Lincolnshire, High for UK |
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Ranked 205 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 426 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Sleaford and North Hykeham level) |
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4.0 burglaries per 1k people (South Kesteven) |
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- Cambridge (81 mins) - Highbury & Islington (81 mins) - York (82 mins) - London St Pancras (85 mins) |
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Del (Current Resident) wrote a review in January 2025
★★★★★ "Lots of walks though farm land on footpaths, Ancaster is full of history having been a Saxon and Roman settlement. Great church and pub wit a Chinese takeaway." Best traits of Ancaster: Local walking routesHelp the community - leave a review of Ancaster!
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The property market in Ancaster has had a steady increase over the last few years but a recent decline. Based on data published on 14 August 2024, on average a detached house costs £378,008, which is up 1.3% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £248,643 (up 3.6% on last year) , a terraced house £201,347 (up 2.9% on last year) and a flat £127,781. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £629 per month. Property prices in Ancaster are a little higher than the average property prices across Lincolnshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Ancaster, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Lincolnshire region.
Property data is based on South Kesteven level pricing data and is as at June 2024 (publicised 14 August 2024)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to June 2024
| County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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| Northumberland | £341,537 | +9.1% | £193,799 | +9.1% |
| Oxfordshire | £681,167 | +7.2% | £446,842 | +8.5% |
| Warwickshire | £497,044 | +5.4% | £296,606 | +4.9% |
| Lancashire | £327,674 | +5.0% | £202,231 | +4.7% |
| Staffordshire | £368,206 | +4.6% | £231,129 | +5.4% |
| Buckinghamshire | £827,077 | +4.6% | £460,901 | +6.3% |
| Derbyshire | £337,829 | +4.5% | £211,624 | +3.9% |
| West Northamptonshire | £468,120 | +4.2% | £282,342 | +5.3% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £330,614 | +4.2% | £211,375 | +4.4% |
| Nottinghamshire | £339,334 | +4.2% | £214,324 | +4.5% |
| Leicestershire | £411,159 | +3.8% | £258,580 | +4.0% |
| Worcestershire | £449,059 | +3.7% | £281,497 | +4.8% |
| West Yorkshire | £351,674 | +3.7% | £216,569 | +4.4% |
| South Yorkshire | £291,325 | +3.7% | £192,231 | +4.7% |
| North Yorkshire | £413,652 | +3.6% | £267,964 | +4.5% |
| Greater Manchester | £405,945 | +3.6% | £266,387 | +3.8% |
| Shropshire | £395,032 | +3.3% | £256,716 | +5.5% |
| Gloucestershire | £525,561 | +3.1% | £333,967 | +3.5% |
| Herefordshire | £432,901 | +2.8% | £285,029 | +5.2% |
| West Sussex | £651,933 | +2.8% | £426,962 | +3.6% |
| Merseyside | £340,799 | +2.6% | £220,544 | +2.5% |
| Cambridgeshire | £468,546 | +2.2% | £329,883 | +4.2% |
| Hertfordshire | £909,469 | +2.0% | £535,434 | +2.5% |
| Devon | £483,813 | +1.7% | £334,482 | +4.3% |
| Essex | £566,401 | +1.4% | £375,725 | +2.5% |
| West Midlands | £407,451 | +1.2% | £251,243 | +2.2% |
| North Northamptonshire | £411,956 | +1.2% | £254,927 | +2.6% |
| Somerset | £440,632 | +0.9% | £290,138 | +3.0% |
| Suffolk | £432,182 | +0.6% | £274,497 | +0.9% |
| Wiltshire | £494,939 | +0.6% | £322,678 | +2.7% |
| Kent | £582,570 | +0.3% | £371,997 | +1.2% |
| Dorset | £512,149 | +0.2% | £345,395 | +2.6% |
| Hampshire | £605,590 | +0.2% | £380,521 | +1.3% |
| Norfolk | £385,381 | 0.0% | £261,753 | +2.2% |
| East Sussex | £567,509 | -0.2% | £375,770 | +1.6% |
| London | £1,032,371 | -0.7% | £680,157 | +2.6% |
| Surrey | £916,153 | -0.8% | £535,732 | +1.0% |
| Cornwall | £432,953 | -1.1% | £293,238 | +1.3% |
| Lincolnshire | £294,743 | -1.3% | £201,941 | +1.1% |
| Isle of Wight | £412,903 | -3.6% | £289,954 | -1.5% |
| Rutland | £496,567 | -5.6% | £313,758 | -3.6% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Ancaster, or click here to browse the longer list of Ancaster property transactions from 2023.
Ancaster has one school nearby: Ancaster CofE Primary School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in Mercia Drive, Grantham. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
| School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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| Ancaster CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/18/2013) | 23 submissions 96.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Grantham |
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| Ancaster CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/18/2013) 23 submissions 96.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
| Station | Distance from Ancaster | Commute options |
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| Ancaster A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -15% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- York (1 change(s) - 82 mins - Grand Central) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 100 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 101 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 131 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 183 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 241 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 257 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
| Rauceby A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -10% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 87 mins - Grand Central) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 105 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 106 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 136 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 188 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 246 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 262 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
| Sleaford A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 94 mins - Grand Central) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 112 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 113 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 119 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 141 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 148 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 163 mins - Thameslink) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 178 mins - Thameslink) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 193 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 253 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 267 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
| Grantham A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- York (60 mins - Grand Central) View details - Kings Cross (77 mins - London North Eastern Railway - £898 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (81 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 81 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £898 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 81 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 85 mins - Thameslink - £898 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 100 mins - Thameslink - £898 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 114 mins - Thameslink - £898 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 115 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (164 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 163 mins - Thameslink) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (278 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 239 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 240 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 241 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 254 mins - Greater Anglia - £898 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 263 mins - Greater Anglia - £898 monthly fare) View details - Glasgow Queen Street (1 change(s) - 277 mins - ScotRail) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 287 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 318 mins - Avanti West Coast - £898 monthly fare) View details |
| Ruskington A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 128 mins - Hull Trains) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 129 mins - CrossCountry) View details - York (1 change(s) - 145 mins - Grand Central) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 158 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 166 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 173 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 186 mins - CrossCountry) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 188 mins - Thameslink) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 267 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 302 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (South Kesteven) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
| Ethnicity | % of South Kesteven residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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| White | 95.8% | 81.7% |
| Asian | 1.8% | 9.3% |
| Mixed | 1.4% | 2.9% |
| Black | 0.6% | 4.0% |
| Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Sleaford and North Hykeham consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
| Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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| Intermediate occupations | 13.1% | |
| Small employers and own account workers | 11.4% | |
| Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 12.7% | 205 out of 573 |
| Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 22.9% | |
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.0% | |
| Semi-routine occupations | 11.8% | |
| Routine occupations | 11.3% | |
| Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.2% | 426 out of 573 |
| Full-time students | 4.7% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Lincolnshire is average (57mbps). Ancaster is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 60.2mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Sleaford and North Hykeham level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
| Average speed | 60.2 mbps |
| % households with superfast broadband access | 92.5% |
| % households unable to access decent broadband | 0.7% |
Crime stats were found at the South Kesteven level:
| Type | South Kesteven | UK |
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| Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 61 | 93 |
| Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
| Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 5 | 10 |
| Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
| Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 24 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Ancaster.
Flood warningsThere are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
Flood areasThe areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
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| Lincs and Northants | Kyme Eau, River Slea, Billinghay Skirth, Ruskington Beck, Old River Slea and Leasingham Beck | Tributaries of the lower River Witham including Billinghay Skirth, Ruskington Beck and River Slea including Blankney, North and South Kyme, Ruskington and Sleaford |
| Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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| Ancaster, Lincolnshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £248,643 Detached: £378,008 | 61 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 12.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
| Oasby, Lincolnshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £248,643 Detached: £378,008 | 61 | Primary: Secondary: | 12.4% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Stamford, Lincolnshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £248,643 Detached: £378,008 | 61 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 | 12.4% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Heckington, Lincolnshire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £214,209 Detached: £306,781 | 42 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 12.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
| Navenby, Lincolnshire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £214,209 Detached: £306,781 | 42 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 12.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
| Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £191,996 Detached: £271,865 | 77 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 8.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.2% residents long-term unemployed |
| Tealby, Lincolnshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £175,249 Detached: £264,147 | 66 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 11.1% residents in higher managerial positions 7.9% residents long-term unemployed |
| Walesby, Lincolnshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £175,249 Detached: £264,147 | 66 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 11.1% residents in higher managerial positions 7.9% residents long-term unemployed |
| Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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| Ancaster, Lincolnshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £248,643 Detached: £378,008 | 61 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Oasby, Lincolnshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £248,643 Detached: £378,008 | 61 | Primary: Secondary: |
| Stamford, Lincolnshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £248,643 Detached: £378,008 | 61 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 |
| Heckington, Lincolnshire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £214,209 Detached: £306,781 | 42 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Navenby, Lincolnshire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £214,209 Detached: £306,781 | 42 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £191,996 Detached: £271,865 | 77 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
| Tealby, Lincolnshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £175,249 Detached: £264,147 | 66 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Walesby, Lincolnshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £175,249 Detached: £264,147 | 66 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
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