Osbournby
Osbournby is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 398. There are 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Rauceby, 6.8 km away. In June 2026, there were around 6 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Osbournby area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Kesteven area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 118,076 residents at roughly 128 people per km².
- Council
- North Kesteven
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 4th of 294 English council areas — better than 99% 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
Daylight
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
254 reported road collisions (2025)
52 killed or seriously injured · 360 casualties · 21.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
6 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Rauceby (6.8 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rauceby (6.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
Private rents
£824 average monthly rent▲ 5.9% YoY
- 1 bed £580
- 2 bed £758
- 3 bed £922
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 (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,861 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: 156.9p · BP (9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (9 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Sleaford (7.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Population
118,076 residents in North Kesteven · 128/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,819
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,258
- Net moves+1,561
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 226 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
64 schools · 16,820 pupils
47 primary · 7 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 21 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
54 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Carre's Grammar SchoolGood
- St George's AcademyGood
- Branston Community Academy
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
- North Kesteven Academy
- Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
- Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Kesteven
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
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
169 applications decided
97% granted · 164 granted, 5 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 2
- Con 25
- LD 1
- Ref 2
- Oth 13
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,885 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
50% low-carbon electricity
Gas 47% · Biomass 24% · Wind 22% · Imports 3%
215 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Lincolnshire): 58.6 women · 58.6 men
62% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
13 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in NG34
- Cranwell Medical Centre
- Rru Cranwell
- Millview Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Grantham and Bourne:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases342 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills254 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK178 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth169 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND158 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Osbournby · 0.1 kmOsbournby is a small village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 381.
Threekingham Bar · 1.3 kmThreekingham Bar is the name given to interception of the A52 and A15 roads, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west of the village of Threekingham, in Lincolnshire, England
Aswarby · 1.6 kmAswarby is a village in the civil parish of Aswarby and Swarby, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Sleaford and 750 yards (690 m) east of the A15 road, between S…
Spanby · 2.1 kmSpanby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Threekingham, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) south from the town of Sleaford. In 1921 the parish had a p…
Aswarby and Swarby · 2.3 kmAswarby and Swarby is a civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Aswarby is the ecclesiastical parish formed in 1850 from the two ancient parishes of Asarby and Swarby. The civil parish of…
Threekingham · 2.9 kmThreekingham 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 233.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Osbournby?
- Osbournby is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North Kesteven local authority.
- What is the population of Osbournby?
- Osbournby has an approximate settlement population of 398.
- How deprived is Osbournby?
- The North Kesteven local authority, which includes Osbournby, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.