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Holton le Clay

Holton le Clay is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 3,691. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 21 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is North Thoresby, 4.2 km away. There were around 21 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Holton le Clay area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the East Lindsey area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 142,296 residents at roughly 80 people per km².

Council
East Lindsey
County
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Police force
Lincolnshire
50/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 151st of 294 English council areas — better than 49% of them.

Low crime54
Home affordability69
Affordable rents87
Good schools37
Life expectancy26
Low deprivation9
Employment52
Low council tax86

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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 10° · 29% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

Crime data is temporarily unavailable.

Road safety

391 reported road collisions (2025)

88 killed or seriously injured · 540 casualties · 27.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

82 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 62 rated 4–5 ★ (60 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: North Thoresby (4.4 km)
  • 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Grimsby Town (6.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£208,075 average▼ 0.9% YoY

Across East Lindsey · to 2026-08

Detached£269,100
Semi-detached£180,789
Terraced£143,735
Flat£91,102

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£704 average monthly rent▲ 6.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £522
  • 2 bed £666
  • 3 bed £819

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

7.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

2,030 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: 154.9p · Esso (7.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Esso (7.3 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Bannatyne Health Club - Humberston (3.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches4
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

142,296 residents in East Lindsey · 80/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 55%
  • 65+: 30%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,102
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,494
  • Net moves+2,608

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 27 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

15% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,276 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (39% of 72,750)

A £1,517
B £1,770
C £2,023
D £2,276
E £2,782
F £3,287
G £3,793
H £4,552

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

Schools

78 schools · 16,934 pupils

58 primary · 12 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 29 of 34 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

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

Secondary schools:

  • John Spendluffe Foundation Technology CollegeGood
  • King Edward VI AcademyGood
  • King Edward VI Grammar SchoolGood
  • Louth AcademyGood
  • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyGood
  • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleGood
  • Skegness Grammar SchoolGood
  • Skegness AcademyRequires improvement
  • William Lovell Church of England AcademyRequires improvement
  • Somercotes Academy
  • The Banovallum School
  • The Barnes Wallis Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Lindsey

Care & health services

710 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes284
  • GP practices108
  • Dentists126
  • Homecare agencies128
  • Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lincolnshire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

196 applications decided

93.4% granted · 183 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Victoria Atkins

Conservative

Louth and Horncastle

Recent votes:

  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 6
  • Con 26
  • LD 1
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 6
  • Oth 15

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,520 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£646 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,534 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

33% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 82,267 certificates

14.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

87% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 42% · Wind 40% · Gas 8% · Imports 6%

80 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82.9 yrs women · 78.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lincolnshire): 58.6 women · 58.6 men

73% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in DN36

  • North Thoresby Surgery
  • Humberston Pharmacy

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Louth and Horncastle:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Church of St Peter, Holton-le-Clay · 0.1 km

    The Church of St Peter is the Grade II* listed Anglican parish church for the village of Holton-le-Clay in Lincolnshire. It is dedicated to St Peter and consists of chancel, nave, and an embattled tower with three bel…

  • Holton-le-Clay · 0.3 km

    Holton-le-Clay is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, around 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Grimsby.

  • Holton Village Halt railway station · 0.5 km

    Holton Village Halt was a railway halt on the East Lincolnshire Railway which served the village of Holton-le-Clay in Lincolnshire between 1905 and 1961. The station, which opened as part of a new motor train service…

  • RAF Grimsby · 1.3 km

    Royal Air Force Grimsby or more simply RAF Grimsby is a former Royal Air Force station located near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. The site was operational during the Second World War as part of RAF Bomber Command in…

  • Holton-le-Clay railway station · 1.5 km

    Holton-le-Clay was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway which served the English villages of Holton-le-Clay and Tetney in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1964. It was originally named Holton-le-Clay and Te…

  • St Martin's Church, Waithe · 2.0 km

    St Martin's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Waithe, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the car…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Holton le Clay?
Holton le Clay is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the East Lindsey local authority.
What is the population of Holton le Clay?
Holton le Clay has an approximate settlement population of 3,691.
How deprived is Holton le Clay?
The East Lindsey local authority, which includes Holton le Clay, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.