Skegness

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:21

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

483 reported · July 2026▲ 18% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences173
• Anti-social behaviour87
• Shoplifting86
• Criminal damage & arson30

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Skegness · Lincolnshire

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

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)

373 food businesses within 2 miles

• 346 rated 4–5 ★ (308 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Skegness (0.1 km)
• 70 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£216,315 average▲ 7.4% YoY

Across East Lindsey · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (0.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (0.9 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: Morrisons Skegness (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches28
• Golf courses3
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

142,296 residents in East Lindsey · 80/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 55%
• 65+: 30%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£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

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)

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

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

173 applications decided

96% granted · 166 granted, 7 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Richard Tice

Reform UK

Boston and Skegness

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 6
• Con 26
• LD 1
• Grn 1
• Ref 6
• Oth 15

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

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets8
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés101

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,470 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

241 jobs advertised · £33,034 avg

e.g. Swimming Pool Supervisor Plus, Chefs -Live in, Supervisor Plus

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

57% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 42% · Gas 37% · Wind 13% · Imports 6%

197 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.9 yrs women · 78.9 yrs men

73% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

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

• Richmond Drive · 0.2 km

  Richmond Drive is a cricket ground in Skegness, Lincolnshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1879, when a Lincolnshire team played against Notts Castle. The first Minor Counties Championship match playe…

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  Skegness railway station · 0.2 km

  Skegness railway station serves the seaside resort of Skegness in Lincolnshire, England, at the eastern terminus of the Poacher Line. The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, whic…

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  Skegness · 0.4 km

  Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is 47 miles (76 km) east of Lincoln and 25 miles (40 km) north-ea…

• Skegness Beach Race · 0.6 km

  The Skegness Beach Race was an annual beach race that was run a temporary course on the sandy beach of Skegness, Lincolnshire from 2010 to 2022. It was organised by the Amateur Motor Cycle Association (AMCA) in conjun…

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  Skegness Grammar School · 0.6 km

  Skegness Grammar School is a coeducational grammar school and sixth form with academy status, located in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England.

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  Skegness Pier · 0.7 km

  Skegness Pier is a pleasure pier in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England. Opened in June 1881, it was at the time the fourth longest in England, originally stretching a length of 1,844 ft (562 m). When originally built, it…

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