Brigg
Brigg is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 6,787. It has around 20 restaurants and cafés, along with 22 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Brigg, 0.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £238,139, and there were around 55 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Brigg area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Lincolnshire area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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 185th of 294 English council areas — better than 37% 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
18°CSunny
- Today: 25° / 14° · 7% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:22
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Crime
69 reported · July 2026▼ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences29
- Criminal damage & arson11
- Public order10
- Anti-social behaviour6
1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Brigg and Wolds · Humberside
Local policing priorities
- Traffic offences are a key issue for rural areas in NL, whether this be speeding, weight restriction compliance, drink/drug driving, seat…
- Drug intelligence and disruption in the ward areas. Raised through NAT meetings and concerns from members of the public, through the rele…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
314 reported road collisions (2024)
94 killed or seriously injured · 454 casualties · 18.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
87 food businesses within 2 miles
- 71 rated 4–5 ★ (60 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Brigg (0.5 km)
- 20 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Brigg (0.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£181,725 average▲ 7.8% YoY
Across North Lincolnshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£653 average monthly rent▲ 6.4% YoY
- 1 bed £472
- 2 bed £617
- 3 bed £751
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Morrisons (8.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Morrisons (8.3 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: The Angel Car Park (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches12
- Playgrounds6
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)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 120 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
80inspected 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
132 CQC-registered services
- Care homes59
- GP practices26
- Dentists21
- Homecare agencies19
- Hospitals & hospices3
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Lincolnshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Brigg Conservation area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 81 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
165 applications decided
87.3% granted · 144 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Martin Vickers
Conservative
Brigg and Immingham
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 15
- Con 27
- Ref 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés21
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,835 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
116 jobs advertised · £35,951 avg
e.g. PPA Portfolio Development Manager, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, FLT Manufacturing Operative
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£716 median full-time weekly pay
3.5% 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
Grid electricity
75% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 45% · Wind 27% · Gas 18% · Imports 7%
127 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brigg and Immingham:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office448 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s311 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership309 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test269 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance203 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Sir John Nelthorpe School · 0.3 kmThe Sir John Nelthorpe School is a secondary school and sixth form on Grammar School Road and Wrawby Road in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England. The present school was established in 1976, and has a timeline through e…
Brigg · 0.5 kmBrigg (/'brɪg/) is a market town and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district, in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 5,076 in the 2001 UK census, the population increased to 5,626 at the 2011 census. T…
Brigg railway station · 0.5 kmBrigg railway station serves the town of Brigg in North Lincolnshire, England. It opened on 1 November 1848. It is currently managed by Northern Trains, who also operate all passenger trains serving it.
- Bigby Road Bridge railway station · 0.8 km
Bigby Road Bridge railway station served the town of Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England, from 1852 to 1882 on the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway.
- The Vale Academy · 0.8 km
The Vale Academy is a co-educational secondary school with academy status on Atherton Way in the market town of Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England.
Brigg Town F.C. · 0.8 kmBrigg Town Football Club CIC is a football club based in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at the Hawthorns. Established in 1864, they…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brigg?
- Brigg is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North Lincolnshire local authority.
- What is the population of Brigg?
- Brigg has an approximate settlement population of 6,787.
- How deprived is Brigg?
- The North Lincolnshire local authority, which includes Brigg, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.