Gainsborough
Gainsborough is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 20,537. It has around 2 pharmacies, 4 supermarkets, and around 47 restaurants and cafés, along with 47 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Gainsborough Central, 0.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £209,948, and there were around 135 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Gainsborough area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Lindsey area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 95,153 residents at roughly 82 people per km².
- Council
- West Lindsey
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 74th of 294 English council areas — better than 75% 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
21°CSunny
- Today: 25° / 15° · 9% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:23
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
31US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Crime
177 reported · July 2026▲ 31% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences66
- Anti-social behaviour47
- Criminal damage & arson16
- Public order11
Neighbourhood team: Gainsborough Town South · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour involving mopeds and quad bikes
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
203 reported road collisions (2024)
52 killed or seriously injured · 273 casualties · 21.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
92 food businesses within 2 miles
- 71 rated 4–5 ★ (63 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Gainsborough Lea Road (0.4 km)
- 24 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gainsborough Lea Road (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£210,732 average▲ 8.9% YoY
Across West Lindsey · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£744 average monthly rent▲ 10.9% YoY
- 1 bed £543
- 2 bed £676
- 3 bed £827
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.4 times median annual pay (5.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (1.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Morrisons (1.5 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: MFG Jet Bridge (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
95,153 residents in West Lindsey · 82/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 146 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,354 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (37% of 46,700)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
60 schools · 13,855 pupils
45 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 25 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
55inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Caistor Grammar SchoolGood
- Caistor Yarborough AcademyGood
- The Priory Pembroke AcademyGood
- The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughGood
- William Farr CofE Comprehensive SchoolGood
- The Gainsborough AcademyRequires improvement
- De Aston School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Lindsey
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
- 30 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
131 applications decided
91.6% granted · 120 granted, 11 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sir Edward Leigh
Conservative
Gainsborough
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: New Clause 145
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Con 13
- LD 14
- Oth 9
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés17
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,140 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
197 jobs advertised · £37,092 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Contracts Manager, Car Service Technician
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£732 median full-time weekly pay
3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,629 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
43% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 50,373 certificates
13% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
77% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 45% · Wind 29% · Gas 16% · Imports 7%
117 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 79.3 yrs men
75% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gainsborough:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office403 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership349 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s348 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test254 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills242 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Gainsborough Lea Road railway station · 0.3 kmGainsborough Lea Road is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, England, the other being Gainsborough Central, which is located in the town centre. The station is managed by E…
Battle of Gainsborough · 1.0 kmThe Battle of Gainsborough took place during the First English Civil War on 28 July 1643. The strategically important town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, was a Royalist base used for harassing the Parliamentarians who…
A631 road · 1.2 kmThe A631 is a road running from Sheffield, South Yorkshire to Louth, Lincolnshire in England. It passes through the counties of South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. The road has many towns on its route i…
Trent Bridge, Gainsborough · 1.2 kmTrent Bridge, Gainsborough is a road bridge crossing of the River Trent at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
- Gainsborough Riverside Festival · 1.5 km
Gainsborough Riverside Festival was an annual community Arts/Heritage event that runs on the second weekend of June in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire on the banks of the River Trent. The day begins around noon with a comm…
Lea, Lincolnshire · 1.7 kmLea is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,009. It is at the junction of the A156 and B1241, approximatel…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gainsborough?
- Gainsborough is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the West Lindsey local authority.
- What is the population of Gainsborough?
- Gainsborough has an approximate settlement population of 20,537.
- How deprived is Gainsborough?
- The West Lindsey local authority, which includes Gainsborough, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.