Timberland

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 23° / 16° · 67% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:24

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

5 reported · July 2026▲ 400% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Sleaford Rural North · Lincolnshire

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

278 reported road collisions (2024)

55 killed or seriously injured · 382 casualties · 23.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

10 food businesses within 2 miles

• 10 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Metheringham (5.2 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£243,236 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across North Kesteven · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£820 average monthly rent▲ 5.7% YoY

• 1 bed £577
• 2 bed £755
• 3 bed £918

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

7.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1 charging location within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 13 kW
• Nearest: JJ'S Fuel Station, Convenience Store & Garden Centre (6.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

118,076 residents in North Kesteven · 128/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 268 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,338 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (26% of 55,300)

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

63 schools · 16,820 pupils

47 primary · 7 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 21 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

54inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Kesteven

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

129 applications decided

96.9% granted · 125 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative

Sleaford and North Hykeham

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 2
• Con 25
• LD 1
• Ref 2
• Oth 13

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

• Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Physics Tutor - Part Time, Become a Physics Tutor in Timberland – Flexible & Remote, Online Physics Tutoring Job in Timberland – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

£765 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,560 disposable income per head (2024)

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

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,894 certificates

10.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

56% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 39% · Gas 38% · Wind 16% · Imports 5%

197 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday8.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sleaford and North Hykeham:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office437 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases378 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s371 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces288 local signatures · 22,077 nationwide

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

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  Timberland, Lincolnshire · 0.1 km

  Timberland is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 578. It is situated 12 miles (19 km) north-east from Sleaford, 12 miles (19 km…

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  Thorpe Tilney · 1.3 km

  Thorpe Tilney is a hamlet in the civil parish of Timberland, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The hamlet lies directly south of Timberland, on the B1189 towards Walcott.

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  Martin, North Kesteven · 1.7 km

  Martin is a small village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 866. It lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Woodhall Spa and 3 miles (5 k…

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  Walcott, Lincolnshire · 2.1 km

  Walcott is a small village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 566. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) north fro…

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  Scopwick and Timberland railway station · 2.7 km

  Scopwick and Timberland railway station was a station in Scopwick, Lincolnshire, which was open between 1882 and 1955.

• Catley Priory · 2.9 km

  Catley Priory was a monastic house in Walcott, Lincolnshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)