Sibsey
Sibsey is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 1,464. It has 1 restaurant or café, 7 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Boston, 7.4 km away. In June 2026, there was around 1 recorded street crime, 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 Sibsey area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Lindsey area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 142,296 residents at roughly 80 people per km².
- Council
- East Lindsey
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 147th of 294 English council areas — better than 50% 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
19°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 10° · 57% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:30
13h 6m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences2
Neighbourhood team: Spilsby · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Targeting the use and dealing of drugs
- Youth anti-social behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
383 reported road collisions (2024)
88 killed or seriously injured · 523 casualties · 26.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
7 food businesses within 2 miles
- 7 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Boston (7.4 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Boston (7.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£216,315 average▲ 7.4% YoY
Across East Lindsey · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£699 average monthly rent▲ 6.5% YoY
- 1 bed £519
- 2 bed £662
- 3 bed £814
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (7.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (7.3 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Lincolnshire Co-op Old Leake (5.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds3
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)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 30 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,276 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (39% of 72,750)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
76 schools · 16,934 pupils
57 primary · 12 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 29 of 34 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
74inspected 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 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
- 12 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
173 applications decided
96% granted · 166 granted, 7 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Richard Tice
Reform UK
Boston and Skegness
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
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
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,470 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £52,000 avg
e.g. Site Manager
Source: Adzuna
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 41% · Wind 27% · Biomass 26% · Imports 4%
193 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.9 yrs women · 78.9 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Boston and Skegness:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office476 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s368 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership319 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects262 local signatures · 14,312 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test257 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Sibsey · 0.1 kmSibsey is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated at the junction of the A16 and B1184 roads, 4 miles (6.4 km) north from Boston. Sibsey Northla…
Sibsey railway station · 0.7 kmSibsey was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway which served the village of Sibsey in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1964. Withdrawal of passenger services took place in 1961, followed by goods facilities…
Sibsey Trader Mill · 1.0 kmIt's one of two windmills which were grinding flour for the local community. Rhodes Mill has been converted into a house. Trader Mill was built in 1877 by Saunderson of Louth in the typical Lincolnshire style to repla…
Old Leake railway station · 2.9 kmOld Leake was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway which served the village of Old Leake in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1964. It originally opened as Hob Hole and was renamed three times within the fir…
Frithville · 3.1 kmFrithville is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Frithville and Westville in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of Frithville and Westville was 549 in 2001, increas…
Hilldyke, Lincolnshire · 3.5 kmHilldyke is a hamlet, lying partly in East Lindsey, and partly in the Borough of Boston, in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) north from the town of Boston, and on the A16 road.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sibsey?
- Sibsey is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the East Lindsey local authority.
- What is the population of Sibsey?
- Sibsey has an approximate settlement population of 1,464.
- How deprived is Sibsey?
- The East Lindsey local authority, which includes Sibsey, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.