Denton (South Kesteven)

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 12° · 54% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:27

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

3 reported · July 2026▼ 25% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour1
• Violence & sexual offences1
• Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Grantham Rural South · Lincolnshire

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

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)

8 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Grantham (5.3 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£255,363 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across South Kesteven · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (5.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (5.6 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

8 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Crystal Nissan (5.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

143,405 residents in South Kesteven · 152/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£2,260 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

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)

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

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
• 58 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

221 applications decided

90% granted · 199 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Gareth Davies

Conservative

Grantham and Bourne

Source: UK Parliament

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)

• Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,045 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

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

83% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Biomass 30% · Gas 14% · Imports 3%

92 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Grantham and Bourne:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s452 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership396 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office382 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases341 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills253 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide

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

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  Harston, Leicestershire · 2.9 km

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  Casthorpe · 3.1 km

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