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Spalding

Spalding is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 30,556. It has around 53 restaurants and cafés, 3 pharmacies, 2 GP surgeries, 4 supermarkets, 3 parks and greens, 79 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Spalding, 0.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £253,648, and there were around 227 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 Spalding area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Holland area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 95,122 residents at roughly 127 people per km².

Council
South Holland
County
Lincolnshire
Constituency
South Holland and The Deepings
Police force
Lincolnshire
58/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 97th of 294 English council areas — better than 67% of them.

Low crime86
Home affordability58
Affordable rents70
Good schools19
Life expectancy45
Low deprivation45
Employment54
Low council tax85

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

18°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 22° / 17° · 69% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:23

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

Crime

262 reported · July 2026 3% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences100
  • Anti-social behaviour64
  • Public order17
  • Criminal damage & arson16

Neighbourhood team: Spalding Town · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Obtain Criminal Behaviour Orders for prolific shoplifters and perpetrators of anti-social behaviour.
  • To deal with street drinkers.

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

Road safety

181 reported road collisions (2024)

26 killed or seriously injured · 249 casualties · 19 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

233 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 196 rated 4–5 ★ (173 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Spalding (0.2 km)
  • 79 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Spalding (0.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£231,036 average 7.6% YoY

Across South Holland · to 2026-06

Detached£287,628
Semi-detached£195,158
Terraced£156,837
Flat£95,867

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£768 average monthly rent 3.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £588
  • 2 bed £733
  • 3 bed £894

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 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: 162.9p · Morrisons (2.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (2.4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

12 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Victoria Street Car Park Victoria Street (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres6
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches18
  • Playgrounds19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

95,122 residents in South Holland · 127/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 144 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,278 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (37% of 44,760)

A £1,519
B £1,772
C £2,025
D £2,278
E £2,784
F £3,291
G £3,797
H £4,556

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

Schools

48 schools · 13,743 pupils

36 primary · 6 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 16 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)

45inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Spalding High SchoolOutstanding
  • Spalding Grammar SchoolGood
  • University Academy Long SuttonRequires improvement
  • Cowley Academy
  • Spalding Academy
  • University Academy Holbeach

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Holland

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
  • 136 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

147 applications decided

81.6% granted · 120 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir John Hayes

Conservative

South Holland and The Deepings

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Con 19
  • Ref 6
  • Oth 12

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools14
  • GPs & clinics4
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets6
  • Parks & greens15
  • Restaurants & cafés56

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,400 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

545 jobs advertised · £36,652 avg

e.g. Mobile Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician, Mobile Vehicle Technician - East England

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£673 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,847 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 48,715 certificates

11.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

79% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 52% · Wind 25% · Gas 21% · Nuclear 2%

147 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 79.6 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Holland and The Deepings:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Spalding Sessions House · 0.1 km

    Spalding Sessions House is a judicial structure in the Sheep Market in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. The structure, which used to be the main courthouse for the south of Parts of Holland, is a Grade II listed build…

  • Spalding railway station · 0.2 km

    Spalding railway station serves the town of Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the Peterborough–Lincoln line.

  • Spalding bus station · 0.2 km

    Spalding bus station is a bus station in Spalding, Lincolnshire. It is owned and operated by South Holland District Council.

  • Spalding, Lincolnshire · 0.3 km

    Spalding is a market town on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. The main town had a population of 30,556 at the 2021 census. The town is the administrative centre of the South Ho…

  • Pinchbeck United F.C. · 0.3 km

    Pinchbeck United Football Club is a football club based in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at Eslaforde Park in Sleaford.

  • Spalding United F.C. · 0.3 km

    Spalding United Football Club is a football club based in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. The club are currently members of the National League North and play at the Sir Halley Stewart Field.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Spalding?
Spalding is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the South Holland local authority.
What is the population of Spalding?
Spalding has an approximate settlement population of 30,556.
How deprived is Spalding?
The South Holland local authority, which includes Spalding, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.