Helpringham

16°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 20° / 13° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:28

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

2 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Sleaford Rural South · Lincolnshire

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

278 reported road collisions (2024)

55 killed or seriously injured · 382 casualties · 23.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

10 food businesses within 2 miles

• 9 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Heckington (3.0 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£243,236 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across North Kesteven · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£820 average monthly rent▲ 5.7% YoY

• 1 bed £577
• 2 bed £755
• 3 bed £918

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

7.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (10.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (10.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

118,076 residents in North Kesteven · 128/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 268 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,338 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (26% of 55,300)

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

63 schools · 16,820 pupils

47 primary · 7 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 21 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

54inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North 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
• 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

129 applications decided

96.9% granted · 125 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Gareth Davies

Conservative

Grantham and Bourne

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 2
• Con 25
• LD 1
• Ref 2
• Oth 13

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

• Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

2 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Spanish Tutoring Job in Helpringham – Flexible Schedule, Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£765 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,560 disposable income per head (2024)

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

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,894 certificates

10.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

58% low-carbon electricity

Gas 39% · Wind 35% · Biomass 22% · Imports 3%

182 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday8.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3

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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  Helpringham · 0.4 km

  Helpringham is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the edge of the Fens, and 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Sleaford. It is noted for its Grade I listed St Andre…

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  Helpringham railway station · 0.7 km

  Helpringham railway station was a station in Helpringham, Lincolnshire.

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  Little Hale · 1.3 km

  Little Hale is a hamlet and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) south-east from the town of Sleaford, and directly south from the larger villages of Grea…

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  Burton Pedwardine · 2.5 km

  Burton Pedwardine is a hamlet and civil parish in the district of North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 187. The hamlet is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) south-east from t…

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  Great Hale · 2.7 km

  Great Hale 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 778. It is situated on the B1394 road, immediately south from…

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  Heckington Windmill · 3.0 km

  Heckington Windmill is the only eight-sailed tower windmill still standing in the United Kingdom with its sails intact.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)