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 more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 268th of 294 English council areas — better than 9% 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
16°COvercast
- Today: 22° / 15° · 49% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:25
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Crime
220 reported · July 2026▲ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences71
- Anti-social behaviour69
- Public order14
- Criminal damage & arson12
Neighbourhood team: Washingborough and Metheringham · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Targeting youth related anti-social behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
184 reported road collisions (2024)
29 killed or seriously injured · 212 casualties · 17.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 446 rated 4–5 ★ (414 top)
- 9 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
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
£183,298 average▼ 0.5% YoY
Across Lincoln · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£944 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £661
- 2 bed £830
- 3 bed £992
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 (5.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · BP (7.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (5.2 km)
6 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
- Ermine residents choose eight community projects to receive funding· 10 Sept 2026
- £270,000 Government funding secured to improve three Lincoln play areas· 8 Sept 2026
- Only days to go until Lincoln’s free music festival returns to the city centre· 1 Sept 2026
- Tour of Britain Men – Stage One: Everything you need to know· 26 Aug 2026
- City of Lincoln Council's radon programme is helping keep Lincoln homes safe· 25 Aug 2026
Source: Lincoln Council
Population
103,811 residents in Lincoln · 2,909/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 69%
- 65+: 14%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 68 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
18% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,323 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (61% of 47,680)
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%)
38inspected 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 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
- 36 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
83 applications decided
85.5% granted · 71 granted, 12 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
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
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés22
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,730 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
122 jobs advertised · £35,888 avg
e.g. Vehicle Technician, Vehicle Accessory Fitter, Sous Chef
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
27% low-carbon electricity
Gas 70% · Biomass 21% · Wind 5% · Imports 3%
301 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 80.3 yrs women · 78.1 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sleaford and North Hykeham:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office437 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases378 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s371 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces288 local signatures · 22,077 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Canwick · 0.1 kmCanwick 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 kmThe 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 kmCanwick 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 kmSincil 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 kmThe 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)
Nearby towns
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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 more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.