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Riseholme

Riseholme is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with 5 bus stops and Lincoln railway station 4.8 km away. There were around 52 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Riseholme area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the West Lindsey area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 95,153 residents at roughly 82 people per km².

Council
West Lindsey
County
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Gainsborough
Police force
Lincolnshire
61/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 74th of 294 English council areas — better than 75% of them.

Low crime63
Home affordability77
Affordable rents91
Good schools53
Life expectancy43
Low deprivation46
Employment54
Low council tax70

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

23°CSunny

  • Today: 25° / 15° · 8% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:22

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

Crime

70 reported · July 2026 49% YoY

  • Shoplifting18
  • Violence & sexual offences17
  • Anti-social behaviour12
  • Public order7

Neighbourhood team: Nettleham · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Youth anti-social behaviour

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

203 reported road collisions (2024)

52 killed or seriously injured · 273 casualties · 21.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

160 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 146 rated 4–5 ★ (139 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Lincoln (4.4 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Lincoln Central (4.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£210,732 average 8.9% YoY

Across West Lindsey · to 2026-06

Detached£289,923
Semi-detached£185,427
Terraced£145,520
Flat£89,980

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£744 average monthly rent 10.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £543
  • 2 bed £676
  • 3 bed £827

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

6.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.4 times median annual pay (5.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · BP (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (9.4 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

57 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: Waitrose Lincoln (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

95,153 residents in West Lindsey · 82/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 146 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,354 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (37% of 46,700)

A £1,570
B £1,831
C £2,093
D £2,354
E £2,877
F £3,401
G £3,924
H £4,709

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

Schools

60 schools · 13,855 pupils

45 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 25 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

55inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Caistor Grammar SchoolGood
  • Caistor Yarborough AcademyGood
  • The Priory Pembroke AcademyGood
  • The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughGood
  • William Farr CofE Comprehensive SchoolGood
  • The Gainsborough AcademyRequires improvement
  • De Aston School

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

Care & health services

710 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes285
  • GP practices106
  • Dentists125
  • Homecare agencies128
  • Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 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

131 applications decided

91.6% granted · 120 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

  • Con 13
  • LD 14
  • Oth 9

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,140 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

76 jobs advertised · £33,777 avg

e.g. Online Art History Tutoring Job in Riseholme – Flexible Schedule, Become a Chemistry Tutor in Riseholme – Flexible & Remote, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£732 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,629 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 50,373 certificates

13% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Health

Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 79.3 yrs men

75% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.8
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gainsborough:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Riseholme · 0.1 km

    Riseholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 450 at the 2011 census. It is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north from Lin…

  • Riseholme Hall · 0.4 km

    Riseholme Hall is an early 18th-century country house in Riseholme, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. It was designed by William Railton and is a grade II listed building

  • Riseholme College · 0.6 km

    Riseholme College is a Further and Higher Education college in Lincolnshire, specialising in land-based subjects such as Agriculture, Equine and Animal Management.

  • Burton, Lincolnshire · 1.8 km

    Burton is a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Its core settlement is Burton-by-Lincoln. a village situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) north of the city of Lincoln. The village sits…

  • St John the Baptist's Church, Ermine, Lincoln · 1.9 km

    St John the Baptist is a Church of England parish church on the Ermine Estate in the city of Lincoln, England. Designed by Sam Scorer and consecrated in 1963, it is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Ermine, Lincoln · 2.0 km

    Ermine is an inner-city suburb and housing estate of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. Located to the north of the city, it is named after Ermine Street. The area is one of the city's largest suburbs and was at one po…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Riseholme?
Riseholme is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the West Lindsey local authority.
How deprived is Riseholme?
The West Lindsey local authority, which includes Riseholme, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.