Howsham
Howsham is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 459. It has 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Brigg, 5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Howsham 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
- Scunthorpe
- 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 53% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:25
9h 21m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
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
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
6 food businesses within 2 miles
- 3 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Brigg (5.0 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Brigg (5.1 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
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Brigg Garden Centre (3.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
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
- 3 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:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 15
- Con 27
- Ref 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
6,925 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £18,821 avg
e.g. Morning Delivery Driver, Delivery Driver
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
79% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 40% · Wind 36% · Gas 16% · Imports 5%
111 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
1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in LN7
- Caistor Health Centre
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
Cadney cum Howsham · 0.0 kmCadney cum Howsham is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Cadney, in the North Lincolnshire district, in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. It consisted of the villages of Cadney and Howsham, seve…
- Howsham, Lincolnshire · 0.2 km
Howsham is a village in the civil parish of Cadney in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the B1434 road, 3.5 miles (6 km) south from Barnetby and 3 miles (5 km) south-east from Brigg.
Howsham railway station (Lincolnshire) · 0.6 kmHowsham railway station was a station in Howsham, Lincolnshire on the line between Grimsby and Lincoln, England. The station opened in 1848 closed on 1 November 1965 as were many neighbouring stations, however the lin…
Searby cum Owmby · 2.2 kmSearby cum Owmby is a civil parish situated to the north of the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The only parish settlements are Searby village and Owmby hamlet, separated by 1,000 yards (900 m), and ap…
North Kelsey · 2.5 kmNorth Kelsey is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated 4 miles (6 km) west from Caistor and 19 miles (31 km) north-east from Lincoln.
Somerby (Juxta Bigby) · 2.8 kmSomerby is a hamlet and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) east from the town of Brigg and in the ecclesiastical parish of Somerby. Somerby…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Howsham?
- Howsham is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North Lincolnshire local authority.
- What is the population of Howsham?
- Howsham has an approximate settlement population of 459.
- How deprived is Howsham?
- The North Lincolnshire local authority, which includes Howsham, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.