South Kesteven is an exciting and thriving district of 140,200 citizens in Lincolnshire. Its main towns include Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping. South Kesteven’s excellent connectivity makes business easier, with direct rail access to London in 70 minutes and 80 minutes to Sheffield, part of the Northern Powerhouse, and many of its towns situated on the A1 motorway. South Kesteven offers great opportunities for business and also beautiful towns and villages to live in. Although house prices in the area have increased by 30.4% during the last 7 years, they are still lower than the national average. South Kesteven also has some of the best schools in the East Midlands.
Location
Average house price – £
| South Kesteven | East Midlands | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun-17 | £202,057 | £182,166 | £223,257 |
| Jun-16 | £188,254 | £170,091 | £212,887 |
| Jun-15 | £176,172 | £158,960 | £196,802 |
| Jun-14 | £163,246 | £151,454 | £185,476 |
| Jun-13 | £154,389 | £141,367 | £172,655 |
| Jun-12 | £154,166 | £139,459 | £170,049 |
| Jun-11 | £154,779 | £137,793 | £167,753 |
| Jun-10 | £154,918 | £142,143 | £171,689 |
Source: Land Registry – UK House Price Index (2017)
Over the 7 year period from 2010 to 2017, house prices in South Kesteven grew by 30.4% compared to 28.2% in the East Midlands and 30.0% across the UK.
“The Woodland Trust has always had a home in Grantham. Historically we located here in the early 1970s as this is where our very first employee was from, and some 40 years later we see no reason to leave. Grantham has a real sense of community. Its people are friendly and there’s never any shortage of skilled applicants for the jobs we advertise. There are excellent road and rail links meaning it’s ideally located to enable our staff to travel to our wonderful woods around the UK. This is our town and we love being part of it.”
-Helga Edwards, Director of Corporate Services
Grantham
Grantham is known as the gateway to Lincolnshire with its A1 motorway links and high speed rail service to London (just over an hour). Grantham is ideally positioned for businesses with customers in the Northern Powerhouse cities as well as London. It is within easy commute of London to the south and Sheffield to the north.
Grantham is the home to South Kesteven District Council. The town recently won two awards. Firstly it was named as one of the top commuter towns in the country with good value property and secondly, as one of the best towns to live in Britain. Its most famous residents are Sir Isaac Newton and more recently, Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.
Grantham has an expanding and developing town centre which many leading businesses call home. The national charity ‘The Woodland Trust’ has its headquarters in Grantham and is a major local employer.
Deepings
The Deepings is a collection of seven villages and a market town only 8 miles from Peterborough (which is only 50 minutes from London by high speed rail).
Market Deeping forms the economic focal point of the Deepings as the market town; filled with 17th century architecture, this area embraces both its heritage and its future.
The Eventus Centre in Market Deeping offers businesses state of the art, modern office space, perfect for innovative companies that want affordable premises that inspire their team. Logistically, the Deepings puts businesses in easy access of Peterborough to the south, and the A15 and the A1175 towards Stamford in the west and Spalding to the east.
Bourne
Bourne is a historical market town which is experiencing rapid growth. At the south of the town 2,000 new homes are being developed along with neighbourhood shops, a school, parks and additional community facilities.
On top of a strong agricultural sector Bourne also has a proud tradition in motor racing and manufacturing with it being the birthplace of Raymond Mays, founder of English Racing Automobiles and British Racing Motors.
More recently, a growth in retail has also seen the local economy flourish, benefitting the town and its many surrounding villages.
Stamford
Stamford is a prosperous market town. In 2013, Stamford was voted by the Sunday Times as the best place to live in the country thanks to its combination of beautiful Georgian buildings, established companies and excellent transportation links (Stamford is situated on the A1 and is only 70 minutes by train into London). Stamford mixes the traditional with the modern, from beautiful Georgian offices in the centre of town to modern office buildings.