Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe
Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe is a village in Lincolnshire, England. It features around 5 restaurants and cafés, has 15 bus stops, and there were around 30 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 Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Lindsey area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 142,296 residents at roughly 80 people per km².
- Council
- East Lindsey
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 147th of 294 English council areas — better than 50% 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
16°CMist
- Today: 20° / 15° · 69% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:21
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Crime
36 reported · July 2026▲ 71% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences17
- Anti-social behaviour10
- Drugs6
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Mablethorpe · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Drugs and related anti-social behaviour
- Youth anti-social behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
70 food businesses within 2 miles
- 66 rated 4–5 ★ (63 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 15 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£216,315 average▲ 7.4% YoY
Across East Lindsey · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 13 kW
- Nearest: Beach Lodge Hotel (2.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches9
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
142,296 residents in East Lindsey · 80/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 55%
- 65+: 30%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
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
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- John Spendluffe Foundation Technology CollegeGood
- King Edward VI AcademyGood
- King Edward VI Grammar SchoolGood
- Louth AcademyGood
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyGood
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleGood
- Skegness Grammar SchoolGood
- Skegness AcademyRequires improvement
- William Lovell Church of England AcademyRequires improvement
- Somercotes Academy
- The Banovallum School
- The Barnes Wallis Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Lindsey
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
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
173 applications decided
96% granted · 166 granted, 7 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Victoria Atkins
Conservative
Louth and Horncastle
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 6
- Con 26
- LD 1
- Grn 1
- Ref 6
- Oth 15
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés14
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,470 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
51% low-carbon electricity
Gas 44% · Biomass 37% · Wind 13% · Imports 5%
217 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.9 yrs women · 78.9 yrs men
73% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Louth and Horncastle:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office462 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects435 local signatures · 14,312 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership350 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s297 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance229 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Sutton-on-Sea · 0.1 kmSutton-on-Sea is a small seaside town in the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, beside a long sandy beach along the Lincolnshire Coast and North Sea. The sou…
Sutton Lifeboat Station · 0.3 kmSutton Lifeboat Station was located at Sutton-on-Sea, a village approximately 13 miles (21 km) north of Skegness, on the east coast of Lincolnshire.
Sutton-on-Sea railway station · 0.7 kmSutton-on-Sea railway station was a station in Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire. It opened on 4 October 1886 and was a temporary terminus of a branch line from Willoughby. Two years later the line was extended to Mablethor…
St Clement's Church, Sutton-on-Sea · 1.0 kmSt Clement's Church, Sutton-on-Sea is a Church of England parish church in Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire, England. Built in the early 19th century, it was renovated with additions in 1860, and in 1907. In 1966 the churc…
- Sandilands, Lincolnshire · 1.4 km
Sandilands is a neighbourhood of Sutton-on-Sea, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton.
Trusthorpe · 1.6 kmTrusthorpe is a small coastal village in the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) south from Mablethorpe and 12 miles (19 km) n…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe?
- Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the East Lindsey local authority.
- How deprived is Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe?
- The East Lindsey local authority, which includes Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.