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Caythorpe

Caythorpe is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 1,374. It has 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Ancaster, 6.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Caythorpe area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Kesteven area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 143,405 residents at roughly 152 people per km².

Council
South Kesteven
County
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Sleaford and North Hykeham
Police force
Lincolnshire
75/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 4th of 294 English council areas — better than 99% of them.

Low crime83
Home affordability58
Affordable rents72
Good schools76
Life expectancy80
Low deprivation74
Employment62
Low council tax88

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

22°COvercast

  • Today: 23° / 15° · 32% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:25

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026

  • Burglary1
  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Grantham Rural North · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Target youth anti-social behaviour in and around Grantham parks and waterways.

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

Road safety

306 reported road collisions (2024)

66 killed or seriously injured · 407 casualties · 21.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

19 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 16 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ancaster (5.4 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ancaster (5.4 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£255,363 average 2.2% YoY

Across South Kesteven · to 2026-06

Detached£367,305
Semi-detached£236,864
Terraced£190,001
Flat£111,111

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£843 average monthly rent 0.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £583
  • 2 bed £755
  • 3 bed £912

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

Affordability

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (7.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (11.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (11.8 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

143,405 residents in South Kesteven · 152/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 234 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,260 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (30% of 67,490)

A £1,507
B £1,758
C £2,009
D £2,260
E £2,762
F £3,264
G £3,767
H £4,520

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

Schools

77 schools · 23,574 pupils

52 primary · 10 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 28 of 30 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

67inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolOutstanding
  • Bourne Grammar SchoolGood
  • Stamford Welland AcademyGood
  • The King's School, GranthamGood
  • Walton AcademyGood
  • West Grantham Church of England Secondary AcademyGood
  • Bourne Academy
  • Charles Read Academy
  • The Deepings School
  • The Priory Ruskin Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Kesteven

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
  • 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

221 applications decided

90% granted · 199 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Gareth Davies

Conservative

Grantham and Bourne

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Green / Liberal Democrat coalition

  • Lab 2
  • Con 17
  • LD 3
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 5
  • Oth 26

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,045 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£706 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,860 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 77,658 certificates

10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

36% low-carbon electricity

Gas 61% · Biomass 21% · Solar 13% · Imports 3%

266 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • 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 Grantham and Bourne:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Frieston · 0.2 km

    Frieston is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated just west of the A607 road, and 7 miles (11 km) north from the market town of Grantham. Frieston is conjoined to the southe…

  • Caythorpe, Lincolnshire · 0.5 km

    Caythorpe is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population at 2011 census was 1,374. It is situated on the A607, approximately 3 miles (5 km) south from Leadenham a…

  • St Vincent's Church, Caythorpe · 1.1 km

    St Vincent's Church is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church in Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, England. It is at the southern edge of the Lincoln Cliff in South Kesteven, and 10 miles (16 km) north from Grantham.

  • Caythorpe railway station · 1.2 km

    Caythorpe railway station was a station in Caythorpe, Lincolnshire. Built to serve the nearby village of the same name. It was on the Grantham and Lincoln railway line. The line was built by the Great Northern Railway…

  • Normanton-on-Cliffe · 1.5 km

    Normanton-on-Cliffe, sometimes known as Normanton, is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A607 road, about 7 miles (11 km) north of the town of Grantham a…

  • St Nicholas Church, Normanton · 1.5 km

    St Nicholas Church is a redundant Anglican church in Normanton-on-Cliffe, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the car…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Caythorpe?
Caythorpe is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the South Kesteven local authority.
What is the population of Caythorpe?
Caythorpe has an approximate settlement population of 1,374.
How deprived is Caythorpe?
The South Kesteven local authority, which includes Caythorpe, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.