Uffington (South Kesteven)
Uffington (South Kesteven) is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 4 bus stops and is located 3.7 km from Stamford railway station. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Uffington (South Kesteven) 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
17°CLight rain shower
- Today: 22° / 17° · 81% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · 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: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
4 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Other crime1
Neighbourhood team: Market Deeping and Uffington · 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
43 food businesses within 2 miles
- 40 rated 4–5 ★ (36 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stamford (3.7 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stamford (3.7 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 (7.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.9p · BP (7.6 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 100 kW
- Nearest: Aldi Stamford (2.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches11
- Playgrounds1
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
- 42 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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,045 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
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: 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
Uffington, Lincolnshire · 0.2 kmUffington is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 686. It is in the valley of the River Welland, between Stamfor…
Uffington and Barnack railway station · 1.3 kmUffington and Barnack was a railway station in the Soke of Peterborough serving the villages of Uffington, Barnack and Bainton.
River Gwash · 1.6 kmThe River Gwash, occasionally Guash, a tributary of the River Welland, flows through the English counties of Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire. It rises just outside the village of Knossington in Leicestershire…
- Newstead Priory · 1.8 km
Newstead Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England, between Stamford and Uffington.
- Pilsgate · 2.1 km
Pilsgate is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barnack, in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Pilsgate is close to the county boundary and 3 miles (5 km…
Burghley House · 2.3 kmBurghley House is a grand 16th-century English country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire. It is a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, built and still lived in by the senior (Exeter) branch of the Cecil f…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Uffington (South Kesteven)?
- Uffington (South Kesteven) is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the South Kesteven local authority.
- How deprived is Uffington (South Kesteven)?
- The South Kesteven local authority, which includes Uffington (South Kesteven), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.