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Silk Willoughby

Silk Willoughby is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 299. It has 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Rauceby, 2.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 14 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 Silk Willoughby area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Kesteven area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). 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
75/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 3rd of 294 English council areas — better than 99% of them.

Low crime98
Home affordability69
Affordable rents78
Good schools45
Life expectancy65
Low deprivation84
Employment88
Low council tax74

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° · 9% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · 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

2 reported · July 2026 67% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Sleaford Rural South · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Targeting the activities of drug dealers who affect the quality of life of others in our communities, and protective the vulnerable who a…

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

Road safety

278 reported road collisions (2024)

55 killed or seriously injured · 382 casualties · 23.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

92 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 80 rated 4–5 ★ (70 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Rauceby (2.2 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Rauceby (2.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£243,236 average 2.7% YoY

Across North Kesteven · to 2026-06

Detached£308,911
Semi-detached£206,481
Terraced£169,737
Flat£117,525

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£820 average monthly rent 5.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £577
  • 2 bed £755
  • 3 bed £918

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 (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (4.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (4.2 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 (3.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches4
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

118,076 residents in North Kesteven · 128/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 268 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,338 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (26% of 55,300)

A £1,559
B £1,818
C £2,078
D £2,338
E £2,857
F £3,377
G £3,896
H £4,676

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

Schools

63 schools · 16,820 pupils

47 primary · 7 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 21 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

54inspected 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 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
  • 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

129 applications decided

96.9% granted · 125 granted, 4 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

Conservative majority

  • Lab 2
  • Con 25
  • LD 1
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 13

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

Amenities nearby

  • GPs & clinics1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Silk Willoughby – Flexible Schedule, Online Primary school Tutoring Job in Silk Willoughby – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

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

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Biomass 21% · Wind 16% · Imports 3%

253 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 81.3 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Grantham and Bourne:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Silk Willoughby · 0.1 km

    Silk Willoughby 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 299. It is situated 2 miles (3 km) south from Sleaford.

  • Quarrington, Lincolnshire · 1.5 km

    Quarrington is a village in the civil parish of Sleaford, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The old village and its church lie approximately 1 mile (2 km) south-west of the centre of Sleaford. S…

  • St Botolph's Church, Quarrington · 1.6 km

    St Botolph's Church is an Anglican church in Quarrington in Lincolnshire, England.

  • Rauceby Hospital · 1.9 km

    Rauceby Hospital, originally called Kesteven County Asylum, is a now-defunct mental institution in the parish of Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England. Originally opened in 1902, the main hospital building was closed in…

  • Rauceby railway station · 2.2 km

    Rauceby railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Quarrington and South Rauceby as well as the Greylees development in Lincolnshire, England.

  • Swarby · 2.4 km

    Swarby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aswarby and Swarby, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-southwest of Sleaford, 900 yards (820 m…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Silk Willoughby?
Silk Willoughby is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North Kesteven local authority.
What is the population of Silk Willoughby?
Silk Willoughby has an approximate settlement population of 299.
How deprived is Silk Willoughby?
The North Kesteven local authority, which includes Silk Willoughby, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.