Appleby
Appleby is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 305. It has 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Appleby, 5.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Appleby area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Lincolnshire area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 169,680 residents at roughly 200 people per km².
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Brigg and Goole
- Police force
- Humberside
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 188th of 294 English council areas — better than 36% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 13° / 8° · 37% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:24
9h 16m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
43US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
2 reported · August 2026▼ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
Neighbourhood team: Broughton and Scawby · Humberside
Local policing priorities
- The community continues to raise concerns about heavy goods vehicles exceeding the 7.5-tonne weight limit in the Broughton area, particul…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
330 reported road collisions (2025)
77 killed or seriously injured · 441 casualties · 19.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
3 food businesses within 2 miles
- 3 rated 4–5 ★ (2 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Appleby (5.5 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Scunthorpe (7.0 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£180,345 average▲ 3% YoY
Across North Lincolnshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£653 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY
- 1 bed £472
- 2 bed £616
- 3 bed £751
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
5.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (5.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,259 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Asda (10.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (10.2 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: MFG Jet Steelmakers (6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
169,680 residents in North Lincolnshire · 200/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,715
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,034
- Net moves+681
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 104 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,348 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (46% of 78,120)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
93 schools · 23,998 pupils
62 primary · 14 secondary · 17 other
Ofsted: 30 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (75%)
80 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Outwood Academy FoxhillsOutstanding
- Engineering UTC Northern LincolnshireGood
- Frederick Gough SchoolGood
- Melior Community AcademyGood
- Outwood Academy BrumbyGood
- South Axholme AcademyGood
- St Bede's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
- The Axholme AcademyGood
- The St Lawrence AcademyRequires improvement
- Kirton AcademyInadequate
- Baysgarth School
- Sir John Nelthorpe School
- The Vale Academy
- Winterton Community Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Lincolnshire
Care & health services
134 CQC-registered services
- Care homes59
- GP practices26
- Dentists23
- Homecare agencies19
- Hospitals & hospices3
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Lincolnshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Appleby Conservation area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
184 applications decided
95.1% granted · 175 granted, 9 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 15
- Con 27
- Ref 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
6,925 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £51,530 avg
e.g. Lead Engineer, KS2 Teacher
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£716 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,892 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 77,042 certificates
14.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 77.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 59.6 women · 58.7 men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
20 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in DN15
- Winterton Medical Practice
- Church Lane Medical Centre
- The Oswald Road Medical Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brigg and Immingham:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth186 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills149 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK146 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately143 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND135 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Appleby, Lincolnshire · 0.2 kmAppleby is a small village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England.
Appleby railway station (Lincolnshire) · 1.9 kmAppleby railway station is a former railway station in Appleby, Lincolnshire, England.
Thornholme Priory · 2.7 kmThornholme Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England, lying on the western side of the Ancholme carrs between the villages of Broughton and Appleby.
Roxby cum Risby · 3.1 kmRoxby cum Risby is a civil parish forming part of the district of North Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 479. The main settlement is Roxby. Smaller settlements include D…
Roxby, Lincolnshire · 3.9 kmRoxby is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) north from Scunthorpe and 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from Winterton on the A1077. Roxby stands on a prominent part of the…
- Clapgate Pits · 4.0 km
Clapgate Pits is a disused quarry near Broughton, Lincolnshire. This 1.0 ha site has been managed by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust since 1996. It provides an environment for several plants which are rare in Lincolnshire…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Appleby?
- Appleby is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North Lincolnshire local authority.
- What is the population of Appleby?
- Appleby has an approximate settlement population of 305.
- How deprived is Appleby?
- The North Lincolnshire local authority, which includes Appleby, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.