Housing in NG23 7HU
What the homes in NG23 7HU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham
- Council
- North Kesteven
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,715 (2024)
NG23 7HUNewark
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (73.7%). Flats make up 0.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
80.5% of households in the NG23 7HU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 46.1% own outright and 34.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented14%20.5%
- Social rented4.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21.3%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Kesteven
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Kesteven (August 2026, +5.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NG23 7HU (Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham) (about 2,715 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.