Housing in NG31 7XN
What the homes in NG31 7XN 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
- 1,667 (2024)
NG31 7XNGrantham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (37%). Flats make up 37.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
28.2% of households in the NG31 7XN area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 10.2% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented9.1%20.5%
- Social rented62.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 18.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (27.4%). 50.6% 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 7XN (Grantham South West) (about 1,667 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.