Tetford
Tetford is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 464. There are 12 bus stops in the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tetford area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Lindsey area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
Mixed
Ranked 151st of 294 English council areas — better than 49% 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: 11° / 8° · 30% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:26
9h 26m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.0% 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▼ 33% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour2
Neighbourhood team: Horncastle and Wragby · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Youth and vehicle anti-social behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
391 reported road collisions (2025)
88 killed or seriously injured · 540 casualties · 27.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 7 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£208,075 average▼ 0.9% YoY
Across East Lindsey · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£704 average monthly rent▲ 6.9% YoY
- 1 bed £522
- 2 bed £666
- 3 bed £819
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,030 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
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds2
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,102
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,494
- Net moves+2,608
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 27 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
15% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
78 schools · 16,934 pupils
58 primary · 12 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 29 of 34 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
74 inspected 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 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
- 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
196 applications decided
93.4% granted · 183 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
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
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,520 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
Health
Life expectancy: 82.9 yrs women · 78.9 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Lincolnshire): 58.6 women · 58.6 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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in LN9
- Horncastle Medical Group
- Horncastle Extended Access Hub
- Lincs Community Emerg Med Service
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Louth and Horncastle:
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects464 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills211 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases202 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately190 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK187 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Tetford · 0.6 kmTetford is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.
Salmonby · 1.6 kmSalmonby is a village in the civil parish of Tetford, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-east from Horncastle, 10 miles (16 km) south from Louth and 8 miles…
Bluestone Heath Road · 2.1 kmThe Bluestone Heath Road is an ancient route and ridgeway across the Lincolnshire Wolds in Lincolnshire, England. The surviving parts are somewhat fragmented in places, but many still bear the name.
Somersby, Lincolnshire · 2.3 kmSomersby is a village in the civil parish of Greetham with Somersby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west from Spilsby and 7 miles (11 km) east-north-east f…
Somersby Grange · 2.4 kmSomersby Grange is a Grade I listed Georgian country house in Somersby, Lincolnshire.
- Greetham with Somersby · 3.2 km
Greetham with Somersby is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-east from the market town of Horncastle.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tetford?
- Tetford is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the East Lindsey local authority.
- What is the population of Tetford?
- Tetford has an approximate settlement population of 464.
- How deprived is Tetford?
- The East Lindsey local authority, which includes Tetford, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.