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Billinghay

Billinghay is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 2,046. It has 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Ruskington, 7.8 km away. There were around 8 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Billinghay area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Kesteven area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 118,076 residents at roughly 128 people per km².

Council
North Kesteven
County
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Sleaford and North Hykeham
Police force
Lincolnshire
75/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 3rd of 294 English council areas — better than 99% of them.

Low crime98
Home affordability69
Affordable rents78
Good schools45
Life expectancy65
Low deprivation84
Employment88
Low council tax74

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

16°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 23° / 16° · 67% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:24

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

29US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

Crime

11 reported · July 2026 27% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Other theft2
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Sleaford Rural North · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Targeting the activities of drug dealers who affect the quality of life of others in our communities, and protective the vulnerable who a…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

278 reported road collisions (2024)

55 killed or seriously injured · 382 casualties · 23.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 18 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ruskington (8.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£243,236 average 2.7% YoY

Across North Kesteven · to 2026-06

Detached£308,911
Semi-detached£206,481
Terraced£169,737
Flat£117,525

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£820 average monthly rent 5.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £577
  • 2 bed £755
  • 3 bed £918

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

7.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Moy Park-Anwick (6.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

118,076 residents in North Kesteven · 128/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 268 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,338 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (26% of 55,300)

A £1,559
B £1,818
C £2,078
D £2,338
E £2,857
F £3,377
G £3,896
H £4,676

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

63 schools · 16,820 pupils

47 primary · 7 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 21 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

54inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Carre's Grammar SchoolGood
  • St George's AcademyGood
  • Branston Community Academy
  • Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
  • North Kesteven Academy
  • Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
  • Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Kesteven

Care & health services

710 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes285
  • GP practices106
  • Dentists125
  • Homecare agencies128
  • Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lincolnshire

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Billinghay)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

129 applications decided

96.9% granted · 125 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative

Sleaford and North Hykeham

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Lab 2
  • Con 25
  • LD 1
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 13

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Supermarkets1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£765 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,560 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,894 certificates

10.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

56% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 39% · Gas 38% · Wind 16% · Imports 5%

197 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.8
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday8.1
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

9 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in LN4

  • Coningsby Medical Centre
  • The Branston Heighington Family Practice
  • Billinghay Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sleaford and North Hykeham:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Billinghay · 0.3 km

    Billinghay is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east from Sleaford, and lies on the B1189 Walcott road near…

  • North Kyme · 2.3 km

    North Kyme is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The civil parish had a population of 431 at the 2011 census. It is situated on the A153 road, and 16 miles (26 km) sout…

  • Walcott, Lincolnshire · 2.9 km

    Walcott is a small village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 566. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) north fro…

  • Catley Priory · 3.7 km

    Catley Priory was a monastic house in Walcott, Lincolnshire, England.

  • Witham First District IDB · 3.8 km

    Witham First District IDB is an English internal drainage board which was set up under the terms of the Land Drainage Act 1930. The Board inherited the responsibilities of the Witham General Drainage Commissioners, wh…

  • Thorpe Tilney · 4.0 km

    Thorpe Tilney is a hamlet in the civil parish of Timberland, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The hamlet lies directly south of Timberland, on the B1189 towards Walcott.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Billinghay?
Billinghay is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North Kesteven local authority.
What is the population of Billinghay?
Billinghay has an approximate settlement population of 2,046.
How deprived is Billinghay?
The North Kesteven local authority, which includes Billinghay, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.