Sleaford at a glance
In Lincolnshire, this is a town of 18,028 people with NG34 postcodes and its own Sleaford station just 0.3 miles from the centre, making moves to and from the platform straightforward. By road it links neatly to nearby towns: Ruskington is 4.2 miles away in 10 minutes, Grantham is 13.8 miles in 25 minutes, Coningsby and Tattershall are 16 miles in 30 minutes, Bracebridge Heath is 16.4 miles in 28 minutes, Waddington is 16.6 miles in 30 minutes, Washingborough and Heighington are 18 miles in 30 minutes, North Hykeham is 18.6 miles in 35 minutes, Lincoln is 18.8 miles in 36 minutes, Balderton is 19.4 miles in 31 minutes, and Kirton is 20 miles in 32 minutes. Day to day, it serves a close ring of smaller places, including Leasingham 1.9 miles, Greylees 2 miles, Silk Willoughby 2 miles, Byard's Leap 4 miles, Cranwell 4.3 miles, Wilsford 4.3 miles, Heckington 4.8 miles, Osbournby 4.8 miles, Ancaster 5.3 miles, Great Hale 5.4 miles, Helpringham 5.5 miles, Horbling 7.4 miles, Folkingham 7.7 miles, Fulbeck 7.9 miles, and Billingborough 7.9 miles, so local collections and deliveries are quick and predictable. The Sleaford Household Waste Recycling Centre is 0.7 miles from the centre for tip runs. Typical bookings include house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby, single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine, and tip runs of old furniture, garden waste and clutter to the recycling centre. Moves often pair the town with Lincoln and Grantham for work and education changes, with regular runs out to North Hykeham, Waddington, Bracebridge Heath, and the villages around Heckington and Billingborough, while Balderton and Kirton feature for relocations further afield. The nearest main town is Brackley, but most day-to-day routes stay within Lincolnshire and its close neighbours.
Sleaford had 18,028 people at the 2021 Census. The council's nearest recycling centre is Sleaford Household Waste Recycling Centre, 0.7 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.