Housing in NG31 7QE
What the homes in NG31 7QE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Grantham South West
- Council
- South Kesteven
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,617 (2024)
NG31 7QEGrantham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.1%). Flats make up 10.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
47.1% of households in the NG31 7QE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented23.4%20.5%
- Social rented28.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%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. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.7%). 30.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in South Kesteven
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Kesteven (August 2026, +1.8% 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 NG31 7QE (Grantham South West) (about 1,617 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.