Gunness
Gunness is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 2,253. The nearest railway station is Althorpe, located 2.2 km away. There were around 20 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 Gunness area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Lincolnshire area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 169,680 residents at roughly 200 people per km².
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Brigg and Goole
- Police force
- Humberside
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 188th of 294 English council areas — better than 36% 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
10°CCloudy
- Today: 13° / 8° · 40% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:24
9h 17m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
15 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Drugs2
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Burringham and Gunness · Humberside
Local policing priorities
- This month will see a rise in Shop thefts in and around the retail parks. We continue to see a number of shop thefts on Gallagher Retail…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
330 reported road collisions (2025)
77 killed or seriously injured · 441 casualties · 19.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
43 food businesses within 2 miles
- 34 rated 4–5 ★ (24 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Althorpe (0.7 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Althorpe (0.7 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£180,345 average▲ 3% YoY
Across North Lincolnshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£653 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY
- 1 bed £472
- 2 bed £616
- 3 bed £751
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 (5.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,259 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: 171.9p · Asda (4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (4 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Extra-Scunthorpe (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
169,680 residents in North Lincolnshire · 200/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,715
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,034
- Net moves+681
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 104 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,348 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (46% of 78,120)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
93 schools · 23,998 pupils
62 primary · 14 secondary · 17 other
Ofsted: 30 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (75%)
80 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Outwood Academy FoxhillsOutstanding
- Engineering UTC Northern LincolnshireGood
- Frederick Gough SchoolGood
- Melior Community AcademyGood
- Outwood Academy BrumbyGood
- South Axholme AcademyGood
- St Bede's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
- The Axholme AcademyGood
- The St Lawrence AcademyRequires improvement
- Kirton AcademyInadequate
- Baysgarth School
- Sir John Nelthorpe School
- The Vale Academy
- Winterton Community Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Lincolnshire
Care & health services
134 CQC-registered services
- Care homes59
- GP practices26
- Dentists23
- Homecare agencies19
- Hospitals & hospices3
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Lincolnshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
184 applications decided
95.1% granted · 175 granted, 9 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Labour
Scunthorpe
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 15
- Con 27
- Ref 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,925 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £45,000 avg
e.g. Telecoms Fibre engineer, Cleaner, Bar & Waiting Staff
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£716 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,892 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 77,042 certificates
14.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
81% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 40% · Wind 38% · Gas 15% · Imports 4%
108 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 77.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 59.6 women · 58.7 men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
20 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in DN15
- Winterton Medical Practice
- Church Lane Medical Centre
- The Oswald Road Medical Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Scunthorpe:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth197 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND151 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK139 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals120 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after94 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Gunness · 0.3 kmGunness is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, on the east bank of the River Trent, 3 miles (5 km) west of Scunthorpe. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,462.
- Gunhouse Wharf railway station · 0.4 km
Gunhouse Wharf railway station was a goods station in Gunness, Lincolnshire. It was built by the Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway to serve a small wharf on the River Trent. It left the main line at Gunhouse Junct…
- Gunness and Burringham railway station · 0.6 km
Gunness railway station, later suffixed "and Burringham", is a former railway station in Gunness, Lincolnshire. Today trains call at the nearby Althorpe.
Keadby Bridge · 0.6 kmKeadby Bridge, more formally known as the King George V Bridge, crosses the River Trent near Althorpe and Keadby in Lincolnshire, England. It was designed by Alfred Charles Gardner FRSE MIME.
Althorpe railway station · 0.7 kmAlthorpe railway station serves the village of Althorpe in North Lincolnshire, England. The station is also very close to the villages of Keadby, Gunness and Burringham.
- Keadby railway station · 1.0 km
The original Keadby railway station was the easternmost terminus of the South Yorkshire Railway. The railway, which was extended from Thorne and opened in September 1859 was built without an Act of Parliament, as the…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gunness?
- Gunness is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North Lincolnshire local authority.
- What is the population of Gunness?
- Gunness has an approximate settlement population of 2,253.
- How deprived is Gunness?
- The North Lincolnshire local authority, which includes Gunness, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.