Butterwick
Butterwick is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 1,302. The area has around 1 restaurant and café, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Boston, 6.5 km away. In June 2026, there were around 4 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Butterwick area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Boston area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 70,502 residents at roughly 194 people per km².
- Council
- Boston
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 217th of 294 English council areas — better than 26% 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
20°CSunny
- Today: 23° / 16° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 26° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:22
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Crime
8 reported · July 2026▲ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other crime1
Neighbourhood team: Boston Rural East · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Operation Belts – this is an operation to catch and convict burglars as well as prevent further offences following a spike in dwelling an…
- Operation MUNDO – a response to an increase in violent crime in Boston.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
190 reported road collisions (2024)
38 killed or seriously injured · 243 casualties · 26.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
18 food businesses within 2 miles
- 16 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Boston (6.5 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Boston (6.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£180,778 average▲ 2.9% YoY
Across Boston · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£803 average monthly rent▲ 1.1% YoY
- 1 bed £603
- 2 bed £761
- 3 bed £920
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.8 times median annual pay (6.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Asda (6.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (6.5 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
14 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Public points (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
70,502 residents in Boston · 194/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 85 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,309 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (49% of 31,980)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
31 schools · 10,176 pupils
18 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 7 of 9 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)
26inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Boston Grammar SchoolGood
- The Giles AcademyGood
- Haven High AcademyInadequate
- Boston High School
- Thomas Middlecott Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Boston
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
75 applications decided
89.3% granted · 67 granted, 8 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Richard Tice
Reform UK
Boston and Skegness
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Conservative coalition
- Con 4
- LD 1
- Ref 1
- Oth 24
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
2,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £27,868 avg
e.g. Hatchery Team Leader, General Operative
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£609 median full-time weekly pay
4.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,205 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 37,833 certificates
12.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
38% low-carbon electricity
Gas 58% · Biomass 24% · Solar 12% · Imports 4%
259 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men
71% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Boston and Skegness:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office476 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s368 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership319 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects262 local signatures · 14,312 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test257 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Butterwick, Lincolnshire · 0.1 kmButterwick is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, England, It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) east from the market town of Boston.
- Freiston Priory · 1.5 km
Freiston Priory was a Benedictine cell of Crowland Abbey founded in 1114, and became a priory soon afterwards. It was Dissolved in 1539 and was located in Freiston, Lincolnshire, England.
Freiston · 1.5 kmFreiston is a village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,306. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) east from Boston. The Greenwich Prime Zero…
Benington, Lincolnshire · 1.6 kmBenington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Boston in Lincolnshire, England, and approximately 4 miles (6 km) east of Boston, and on the A52 road. The parish contains the hamlets of Benington Sea End and…
- Skirbeck Wapentake · 2.1 km
Skirbeck Wapentake was a local government unit in the Parts of Holland Lincolnshire, England from the early eleventh century, until the wapentakes were abolished by the Local Government Act 1888.
Benington Sea End · 2.4 kmBenington Sea End is a hamlet in the Benington civil parish of the Borough of Boston in Lincolnshire, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) east-northeast from Boston and 30 miles (48 km) south-east from the city and county t…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Butterwick?
- Butterwick is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the Boston local authority.
- What is the population of Butterwick?
- Butterwick has an approximate settlement population of 1,302.
- How deprived is Butterwick?
- The Boston local authority, which includes Butterwick, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.