Stamford
Stamford is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 20,592. It has 3 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 38 restaurants & cafés, and 65 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Stamford, 1 km away. The average sold house price is around £431,070, and there were around 118 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stamford area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Kesteven area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 143,405 residents at roughly 152 people per km².
- Council
- South Kesteven
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Grantham and Stamford
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 4th of 294 English council areas — better than 99% 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
21°CCloudy
- Today: 22° / 16° · 46% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:24
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: ozone
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
143 reported · July 2026▲ 13% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences49
- Anti-social behaviour35
- Shoplifting14
- Criminal damage & arson13
Neighbourhood team: Stamford Town · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour in and around the skate parks of Stamford, Bourne and Deeping St James
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
306 reported road collisions (2024)
66 killed or seriously injured · 407 casualties · 21.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
186 food businesses within 2 miles
- 163 rated 4–5 ★ (136 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stamford (0.3 km)
- 41 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stamford (0.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£255,363 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across South Kesteven · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£843 average monthly rent▲ 0.8% YoY
- 1 bed £583
- 2 bed £755
- 3 bed £912
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 (7.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 133.9p · BP (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.9p · BP (11.3 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: North Street (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres5
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches27
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
143,405 residents in South Kesteven · 152/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 234 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,260 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (30% of 67,490)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
77 schools · 23,574 pupils
52 primary · 10 secondary · 15 other
Ofsted: 28 of 30 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)
67inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolOutstanding
- Bourne Grammar SchoolGood
- Stamford Welland AcademyGood
- The King's School, GranthamGood
- Walton AcademyGood
- West Grantham Church of England Secondary AcademyGood
- Bourne Academy
- Charles Read Academy
- The Deepings School
- The Priory Ruskin Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South 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
- 454 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
221 applications decided
90% granted · 199 granted, 22 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Alicia Kearns
Conservative
Rutland and Stamford
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Green / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 2
- Con 17
- LD 3
- Grn 2
- Ref 5
- Oth 26
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools11
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens27
- Restaurants & cafés54
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,045 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
289 jobs advertised · £33,288 avg
e.g. Delivery Driver - Peterborough, Mobile Mechanic, Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£706 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,860 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 77,658 certificates
10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
38% low-carbon electricity
Gas 59% · Biomass 25% · Solar 11% · Imports 3%
261 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men
71% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rutland and Stamford:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership338 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office313 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s298 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership284 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills266 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Kings Mill, Stamford · 0.0 kmKing's Mill is a former watermill on Bath Row, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, at the bottom of the sloping road called St Peter's Vale. There is said to have been a mill on this site at the time of the Domesday surv…
Browne's Hospital, Stamford · 0.3 kmBrowne's Hospital is a medieval almshouse in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It was founded in 1485 by wealthy wool merchant William Browne to provide a home and a house of prayer for twelve poor men and two poor women.
All Saints' Church, Stamford · 0.3 kmAll Saints' Church, Stamford is an historic parish church, of the Church of England, in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. It is on the north side of Red Lion Square.
St John the Baptist's Church, Stamford · 0.3 kmSt John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the centre of the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed buildin…
- Stamford railway station · 0.3 km
Stamford railway station serves the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, England, and is located in St Martin's. The station is 12.5 miles (20 km) west of Peterborough. It was opened by the Syston and Peterborough Railwa…
George Hotel, Stamford · 0.4 kmThe George Hotel is a hotel and former coaching inn on the route of the Great North Road in St Martin's, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. The hotel itself and numbers 68 and 69 St Martin's, which has been incorporated…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stamford?
- Stamford is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the South Kesteven local authority.
- What is the population of Stamford?
- Stamford has an approximate settlement population of 20,592.
- How deprived is Stamford?
- The South Kesteven local authority, which includes Stamford, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.