Scothern
Scothern is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 860. It has 10 bus stops. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Scothern area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Lindsey area is around the average in England (IoD2025). 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
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 76th of 294 English council areas — better than 74% 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°COvercast
- Today: 13° / 8° · 48% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:24
9h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
2 reported · August 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Public order1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Nettleham · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Youth anti-social behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
210 reported road collisions (2025)
52 killed or seriously injured · 284 casualties · 22.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
30 food businesses within 2 miles
- 23 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Lincoln Central (8.7 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£210,754 average▲ 1.2% YoY
Across West Lindsey · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£741 average monthly rent▲ 10.2% YoY
- 1 bed £540
- 2 bed £673
- 3 bed £823
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,503 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: 159.9p · Esso (11.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.4 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Lincolnshire Co-op Food Store (2.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds3
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,913
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,595
- Net moves+1,318
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 131 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,354 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (37% of 46,700)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
61 schools · 13,855 pupils
45 primary · 7 secondary · 9 other
Ofsted: 25 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
55 inspected 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 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
- 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
131 applications decided
90.8% granted · 119 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Edward Leigh
Conservative
Gainsborough
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Con 13
- LD 14
- Oth 9
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,195 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£732 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% 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
Grid electricity
42% low-carbon electricity
Gas 56% · Wind 22% · Biomass 19% · Imports 2%
242 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 79.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Lincolnshire): 58.6 women · 58.6 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
Health services
25 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in LN2
- Lincolnshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre
- Lindum Medical Practice
- Nettleham Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gainsborough:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills249 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months241 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth184 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases171 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK170 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Scothern · 0.1 kmScothern is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) north-east of the county town of Lincoln, and has approximately 1000 inhabitants. At t…
- Ellison Boulters Academy · 0.2 km
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary Academy is situated in Scothern, Lincolnshire, England, on Sudbrooke Road. It has around 270 pupils, and accepts them mainly from the village of Scothern and the neighbouring…
- Holme, West Lindsey · 1.5 km
Holme is the site of a lost settlement in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) north-east from the city of Lincoln, and contained within the village of Sudbrooke, between Ma…
Sudbrooke · 2.1 kmSudbrooke is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Lincoln. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,788.
Dunholme · 2.2 kmDunholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A46 road, and 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Lincoln. The earliest written evidence concerning Dunholme…
Langworth railway station · 2.3 kmLangworth railway station was a railway station in Langworth, Lincolnshire, opened in 1848 and closed in 1965. On 30 June 2015, a freight train was derailed near the site of the station. On 3 March 2017 The station bu…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scothern?
- Scothern is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the West Lindsey local authority.
- What is the population of Scothern?
- Scothern has an approximate settlement population of 860.
- How deprived is Scothern?
- The West Lindsey local authority, which includes Scothern, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.