My Area UK

Ropsley

Ropsley is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 647. It has 8 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Grantham, 7.9 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage and arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ropsley area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Kesteven area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 143,405 residents at roughly 152 people per km².

Council
South Kesteven
County
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Grantham and Stamford
Police force
Lincolnshire
75/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 4th of 294 English council areas — better than 99% of them.

Low crime83
Home affordability58
Affordable rents72
Good schools76
Life expectancy80
Low deprivation74
Employment62
Low council tax88

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

17°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 74% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:24

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Grantham Rural South · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Target youth anti-social behaviour in and around Grantham parks and waterways.

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

Road safety

306 reported road collisions (2024)

66 killed or seriously injured · 407 casualties · 21.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

4 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Grantham (7.9 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Grantham (7.8 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£255,363 average 2.2% YoY

Across South Kesteven · to 2026-06

Detached£367,305
Semi-detached£236,864
Terraced£190,001
Flat£111,111

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£843 average monthly rent 0.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £583
  • 2 bed £755
  • 3 bed £912

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

Affordability

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (7.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (7.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (8.2 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Discovery Retail Park - Grantham (7.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches2
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

143,405 residents in South Kesteven · 152/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 234 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,260 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (30% of 67,490)

A £1,507
B £1,758
C £2,009
D £2,260
E £2,762
F £3,264
G £3,767
H £4,520

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

Schools

77 schools · 23,574 pupils

52 primary · 10 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 28 of 30 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

67inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolOutstanding
  • Bourne Grammar SchoolGood
  • Stamford Welland AcademyGood
  • The King's School, GranthamGood
  • Walton AcademyGood
  • West Grantham Church of England Secondary AcademyGood
  • Bourne Academy
  • Charles Read Academy
  • The Deepings School
  • The Priory Ruskin Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Kesteven

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
  • 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

221 applications decided

90% granted · 199 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Gareth Davies

Conservative

Grantham and Bourne

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Green / Liberal Democrat coalition

  • Lab 2
  • Con 17
  • LD 3
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 5
  • Oth 26

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,045 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£706 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,860 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 77,658 certificates

10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

75% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 41% · Wind 33% · Gas 25% · Nuclear 2%

146 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Grantham and Bourne:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Great Humby · 0.1 km

    Great Humby is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby, 6 miles (9.7 km) east from Grantham, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east from Ropsley and 3…

  • Ropsley · 0.1 km

    Ropsley is a village in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Grantham.

  • St Peter's Church, Ropsley · 0.1 km

    St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican parish church dedicated to Saint Peter, in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England. The church is 5 miles (8 km) east from Grantham, and in the South Kesteven Lincolnshire Vales.…

  • Little Humby · 1.7 km

    Little Humby or Humby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 5 miles (8.0 km) east from Grantham, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from Ropsley…

  • Braceby and Sapperton · 2.5 km

    Braceby and Sapperton is a civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 47. The parish consists of the two small villages of Braceby and Sap…

  • Ropsley and Humby · 2.5 km

    Ropsley and Humby is a civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 808, increasing to 816 at the 2011 census. The parish consists of the sm…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Compare South Kesteven with nearby areas

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ropsley?
Ropsley is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the South Kesteven local authority.
What is the population of Ropsley?
Ropsley has an approximate settlement population of 647.
How deprived is Ropsley?
The South Kesteven local authority, which includes Ropsley, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.