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Mareham le Fen

Mareham le Fen is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 944. It has around 1 restaurant or café and 8 bus stops. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Mareham le Fen 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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 12° / 8° · 56% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:23

9h 20m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US 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

6 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Woodhall Spa, Coningsby and Tattershall · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Youth and vehicle anti-social behaviour

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

8 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 8 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

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

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Silver Street Public Car Park (6.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1

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
  • 11 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

  • Schools1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

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

55% low-carbon electricity

Gas 44% · Wind 26% · Biomass 20% · Solar 7%

196 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

3 GP surgeries · 0 pharmacies in PE22

  • Dr Sinha & Partners
  • Stickney Surgery
  • Hmp North Sea Camp

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

  • Mareham le Fen · 0.1 km

    Mareham le Fen is a village and civil parish about 6 miles (10 km) south from the town of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England. The hamlet of Mareham Gate lies about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south from the village, and it is b…

  • Wilksby · 1.9 km

    Wilksby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Wood Enderby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire. A former civil parish in itself, it was merged with the parish of Wood Enderby in 1936.

  • Revesby Abbey · 2.0 km

    Revesby Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Revesby in Lincolnshire, England. The abbey was founded in 1143 by William de Roumare, Earl of Lincoln, and the first monks came from Rievaulx Abbey.

  • Revesby, Lincolnshire · 2.1 km

    Revesby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) south-east from Horncastle, 8 miles (13 km) east from Woodhall Spa and 14 miles (23 km) north from Bos…

  • Wood Enderby · 2.8 km

    Wood Enderby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) south from Horncastle. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Wilksby. The…

  • Claxby with Moorby · 3.1 km

    Claxby with Moorby is a sparsely populated civil parish located in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Horncastle and comprises the small village of…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Mareham le Fen?
Mareham le Fen is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the East Lindsey local authority.
What is the population of Mareham le Fen?
Mareham le Fen has an approximate settlement population of 944.
How deprived is Mareham le Fen?
The East Lindsey local authority, which includes Mareham le Fen, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.