South Kelsey
South Kelsey is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 604. It has around 1 restaurant and café, and 4 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the South Kelsey 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 13° / 8° · 46% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:23
9h 17m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US 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▼ 67% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
Neighbourhood team: Caistor · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Vehicle and 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
2 food businesses within 2 miles
- 2 rated 4–5 ★ (1 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Brigg (9.4 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
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
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
- 9 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
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
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
86% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 42% · Wind 39% · Gas 9% · Imports 6%
84 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · 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
1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in LN7
- Caistor Health Centre
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
South Kelsey · 0.1 kmSouth Kelsey is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1205, 5 miles (8.0 km) east from the A15 and 4.5 miles (7 km) south-west from Caistor.
Thornton le Moor, Lincolnshire · 2.2 kmThornton le Moor is a village in the civil parish of Owersby, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-west from the town of Caistor. In 1931 the parish had a…
Brandy Wharf · 3.0 kmBrandy Wharf is a hamlet in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, it is part of Waddingham parish. It is situated near and between Waddingham and South Kelsey, where the B1205 crosses the New River Ancho…
Moortown, Lincolnshire · 3.0 kmMoortown is a hamlet in the civil parish of South Kelsey, and in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is at the crossroads of the B1205 and B1434 roads, 3 miles (5 km) south-west from Caistor, 7 mile…
North Kelsey · 3.4 kmNorth Kelsey is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated 4 miles (6 km) west from Caistor and 19 miles (31 km) north-east from Lincoln.
Moot Hall, Holton le Moor · 3.9 kmThe Moot Hall is a civic building in Market Rasen Road, Holton le Moor, Lincolnshire, England. The building, which continues to be used for civic meetings, was built in 1910.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is South Kelsey?
- South Kelsey is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the West Lindsey local authority.
- What is the population of South Kelsey?
- South Kelsey has an approximate settlement population of 604.
- How deprived is South Kelsey?
- The West Lindsey local authority, which includes South Kelsey, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.