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Canwick

Canwick is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 324. It has around 1 GP surgery or clinic, 4 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and around 50 restaurants and cafés. There were around 195 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. It has 20 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Lincoln, 1.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Canwick area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Lincoln area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 103,811 residents at roughly 2,909 people per km².

Council
Lincoln
County
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Lincoln
Police force
Lincolnshire
33/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 270th of 294 English council areas — better than 8% of them.

Low crime3
Home affordability92
Affordable rents65
Good schools19
Life expectancy4
Low deprivation16
Employment34
Low council tax76

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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 7° · 14% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:23

9h 15m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

193 reported · August 2026▼ 3% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences69
  • Anti-social behaviour45
  • Public order21
  • Criminal damage & arson13

Neighbourhood team: Washingborough and Metheringham · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Targeting youth related anti-social behaviour
  • Open Space Nuisance, E-bikes/E-scooters and Youth Anti-Social Behaviour: We are continuing to address reports of anti-social behaviour in…

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

Road safety

168 reported road collisions (2025)

24 killed or seriously injured · 193 casualties · 16.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 443 rated 4–5 ★ (412 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Lincoln (1.7 km)
  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Lincoln Central (1.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£182,294 average▲ 0.3% YoY

Across Lincoln · to 2026-08

Detached£301,468
Semi-detached£202,610
Terraced£157,302
Flat£104,534

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£942 average monthly rent▲ 4.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £659
  • 2 bed £828
  • 3 bed £991

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 (5.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

1,240 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: 159.9p · BP (7.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (7.7 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

61 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Canwick Rd (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches18
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

103,811 residents in Lincoln · 2,909/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 69%
  • 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,230
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,261
  • Net moves−2,031

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 48 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

20% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,323 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (61% of 47,680)

A £1,549
B £1,807
C £2,065
D £2,323
E £2,839
F £3,356
G £3,872
H £4,646

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

Schools

43 schools · 14,960 pupils

23 primary · 6 secondary · 14 other

Ofsted: 12 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)

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

Secondary schools:

  • The Priory Academy LSSTGood
  • St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
  • The Priory City of Lincoln AcademyRequires improvement
  • Lincoln Castle AcademyInadequate
  • Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
  • Lincoln UTC

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lincoln

Care & health services

710 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes284
  • GP practices108
  • Dentists126
  • Homecare agencies128
  • Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lincolnshire

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

79 applications decided

92.4% granted · 73 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative

Sleaford and North Hykeham

Recent votes:

  • NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 17
  • Con 2
  • LD 7
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 4
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

131 jobs advertised · £37,375 avg

e.g. Security Officer, Wok Chef, Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Band 3

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£683 median full-time weekly pay

3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£18,723 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 52,157 certificates

13.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

75% low-carbon electricity

Wind 40% · Biomass 31% · Gas 21% · Imports 4%

120 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 80.3 yrs women · 78.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lincolnshire): 58.6 women · 58.6 men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction6.7
  • Feeling worthwhile7.2
  • Happiness yesterday6.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Canwick · 0.1 km

    Canwick is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 324. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south from Lincoln.

  • International Bomber Command Centre · 0.3 km

    The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) is a memorial and interpretation centre overlooking the city of Lincoln, England, and telling the story of RAF Bomber Command's extensive losses of aircraft and crews dur…

  • Canwick Road Old Cemetery · 0.7 km

    Canwick Road Old Cemetery also known as The Old Cemetery or Canwick Road Cemetery was built in 1856 near the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The cemetery opened in 1856 and had two chapels of ease designed b…

  • Sincil Bank · 1.1 km

    Sincil Bank Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as ProAmpac Stadium, is a football stadium in Lincoln, England, which has been the home of Lincoln City since 1895. Previously, Lincoln City had played at the nearby…

  • The Old Deanery, Lincoln · 1.2 km

    The Old Deanery, Lincoln was the official residence of the Dean of Lincoln. It was a spacious building set around a courtyard. The Deanery is thought to have been started in 1254 by Richard de Gravesend, who became De…

  • Hospital of the Holy Innocents · 1.2 km

    The Hospital of the Holy Innocents, or the Melandry was a Leper Hospital on South Park common in Lincoln, England. It was founded in the late 11th or early 12th century either by Bishop Remigius or Henry I. It was pos…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Canwick?
Canwick is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the Lincoln local authority.
What is the population of Canwick?
Canwick has an approximate settlement population of 324.
How deprived is Canwick?
The Lincoln local authority, which includes Canwick, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.