Brookenby

18°COvercast

• Today: 20° / 14° · 54% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:23

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

29US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

10 reported · July 2026▲ 150% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour4
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Caistor · Lincolnshire

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

203 reported road collisions (2024)

52 killed or seriously injured · 273 casualties · 21.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

6 food businesses within 2 miles

• 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£210,732 average▲ 8.9% YoY

Across West Lindsey · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£744 average monthly rent▲ 10.9% YoY

• 1 bed £543
• 2 bed £676
• 3 bed £827

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

6.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.4 times median annual pay (5.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Jet (11.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (11.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

95,153 residents in West Lindsey · 82/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 146 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,354 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (37% of 46,700)

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

60 schools · 13,855 pupils

45 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 25 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

55inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Lindsey

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

131 applications decided

91.6% granted · 120 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir Edward Leigh

Conservative

Gainsborough

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Con 13
• LD 14
• Oth 9

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

• Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,140 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£732 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,629 disposable income per head (2024)

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

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 50,373 certificates

13% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

77% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 64% · Gas 14% · Imports 9% · Solar 9%

133 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 79.3 yrs men

75% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gainsborough:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office403 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership349 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s348 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test254 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills242 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide

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

• 
  Brookenby · 0.2 km

  Brookenby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated 7 miles (11 km) north-east from Market Rasen. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of…

• 
  Brookenby Church · 0.2 km

  Brookenby Church is located in Brookenby, Lincolnshire, England. A member of the Church of England, it forms part of the Walesby group of churches, which also includes churches in Claxby, Kirmond le Mire, Normanby le…

• 
  RAF Binbrook · 1.2 km

  Royal Air Force Binbrook or RAF Binbrook is a former Royal Air Force station located near Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England. The old domestic site has been renamed to become the village of Brookenby. RAF Binbrook was pr…

• 
  Binbrook · 1.5 km

  Binbrook is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1203 road, and 8 miles (13 km) north-east from Market Rasen.

• Orford Priory · 1.9 km

  Orford Priory was a priory of Premonstratensian canonesses in Stainton le Vale, Lincolnshire, England, and one of nine within the historical county.

• 
  Swinhope · 1.9 km

  Swinhope is a village and civil parish about six miles west south west of North Thoresby railway station, in the West Lindsey district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 17…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)