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Skellingthorpe

Skellingthorpe is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 3,359. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 1 restaurant and café, 26 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hykeham, 4.4 km away. There were around 16 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Skellingthorpe 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
Lincoln
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

15°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 11° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:35

13h 11m 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

34 reported · July 2026 15% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences16
  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Criminal damage & arson5
  • Bicycle theft2

Neighbourhood team: Hykeham Rural · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Targeting youth related anti-social behaviour

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

66 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 61 rated 4–5 ★ (59 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hykeham (4.4 km)
  • 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hykeham (4.4 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: 159.9p · BP (6.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Asda (5.3 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

63 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Birchwood Leisure Centre (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds5

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
  • 10 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

Mr Hamish Falconer

Labour

Lincoln

Recent votes:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

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

  • Schools2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

30 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a French Tutor in Skellingthorpe – Flexible & Remote, Online Chemistry Tutoring Job in Skellingthorpe – Flexible Schedule, Care Assistant Nights - Bank

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

21% low-carbon electricity

Gas 78% · Biomass 17% · Wind 3% · Imports 2%

327 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 Lincoln:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Skellingthorpe · 0.3 km

    Skellingthorpe is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 3,465. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) west of Lincoln, 4 miles…

  • Skellingthorpe railway station (Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway) · 0.3 km

    Skellingthorpe railway station is one of two former railway stations in Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. It replaced the former station on the GNR.

  • Jerusalem, Lincolnshire · 0.9 km

    Jerusalem is a small ribbon development in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It conjoined to the south of Skellingthorpe, and is part of Skellingthorpe civil parish.

  • Charterholme · 2.1 km

    Charterholme, previously known as Western Growth Corridor is a major urban expansion in the city of Lincoln, in Lincolnshire, England. As of January 2025 it is being built at the junction of Birchwood Avenue and Skell…

  • Birchwood, Lincoln · 2.2 km

    Birchwood is a suburb to the southwest of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The district population in the 2021 Census was 8,932. It is located midway between Skellingthorpe and Boultham. Birchwood and Doddington Park…

  • RAF Skellingthorpe · 2.3 km

    Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe or more simply RAF Skellingthorpe is a former Royal Air Force station which was operational during the Second World War. It was located just west of the city of Lincoln, England about 2.…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Skellingthorpe?
Skellingthorpe is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North Kesteven local authority.
What is the population of Skellingthorpe?
Skellingthorpe has an approximate settlement population of 3,359.
How deprived is Skellingthorpe?
The North Kesteven local authority, which includes Skellingthorpe, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.