Ingoldmells
Ingoldmells is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 3,975. It has one GP surgery, two pharmacies, around 51 restaurants and cafés, 20 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Walls Lane, 1.3 km away. There were around 70 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 Ingoldmells 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
- Boston and Skegness
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 151st of 294 English council areas — better than 49% 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°CClear
- Today: 13° / 7° · 47% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:27
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US 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
136 reported · August 2026▲ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences61
- Anti-social behaviour17
- Other theft14
- Criminal damage & arson12
Neighbourhood team: Ingoldmells and Chapel St. Leonards · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Youth anti-social behaviour
- Drugs and related drugs crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
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
274 food businesses within 2 miles
- 241 rated 4–5 ★ (222 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Walls Lane (1.8 km)
- 20 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Skegness (5.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£208,075 average▼ 0.9% YoY
Across East Lindsey · to 2026-08
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: 171.7p · Asda (4.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 197.7p · Asda (4.8 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: North Shore Hotel & Golf Course (4.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches2
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds10
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)
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
- 9 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
Richard Tice
Reform UK
Boston and Skegness
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
- NoCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces
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
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés45
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,520 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
37 jobs advertised · £34,445 avg
e.g. Restaurant Chef, Supervisor Plus, Environmental Cleaning Operative
Source: Adzuna
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
60% low-carbon electricity
Gas 37% · Wind 35% · Biomass 23% · Imports 3%
174 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · 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
6 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in PE25
- Beacon Medical Practice
- Hawthorn Medical Practice
- Skegness & Coast Gp Extended Access Hub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Boston and Skegness:
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects275 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases181 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK178 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth145 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills141 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Ingoldmells · 0.3 kmIngoldmells is a coastal village, civil parish and resort in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A52, and 3 miles (5 km) north from the resort town of Skegness.
- The Odyssey (roller coaster) · 0.9 km
The Odyssey is a roller coaster at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, England. Built by Vekoma of the Netherlands in 2002, its original name was chosen to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. It is Vekoma…
- Millennium Roller Coaster · 0.9 km
Millennium is a roller coaster at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, United Kingdom. It was built by Vekoma, a Dutch roller coaster manufacturer, to celebrate the arrival of the new millennium but despite its name, was op…
Fantasy Island (amusement park) · 0.9 kmFantasy Island Resort is a resort theme park located in Ingoldmells on the east coast of Lincolnshire, UK. It opened in 1995 and is owned by the Mellors Group. The park features an outdoor selection of rides as well a…
2004 Ingoldmells bus crash · 1.0 kmAt around 17:00 BST on 11 April 2004, a double-decker bus was involved in a collision with a car and a number of pedestrians outside the Fantasy Island amusement park on Sea Lane in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, England.…
Addlethorpe · 1.1 kmAddlethorpe is a small village situated just off the A52 west of Ingoldmells in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ingoldmells?
- Ingoldmells is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the East Lindsey local authority.
- What is the population of Ingoldmells?
- Ingoldmells has an approximate settlement population of 3,975.
- How deprived is Ingoldmells?
- The East Lindsey local authority, which includes Ingoldmells, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.