Upton (West Lindsey)

16°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 15° · 27% rain
• Tomorrow: 26° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:28

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

2 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY

• Criminal damage & arson1
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Gainsborough Rural South · Lincolnshire

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

203 reported road collisions (2024)

52 killed or seriously injured · 273 casualties · 21.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

4 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Gainsborough Lea Road (5.1 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£210,732 average▲ 8.9% YoY

Across West Lindsey · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£744 average monthly rent▲ 10.9% YoY

• 1 bed £543
• 2 bed £676
• 3 bed £827

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

6.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.4 times median annual pay (5.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

8 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Mercury House (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

95,153 residents in West Lindsey · 82/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 146 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,354 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (37% of 46,700)

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

60 schools · 13,855 pupils

45 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 25 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

55inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Lindsey

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
• 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

131 applications decided

91.6% granted · 120 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir Edward Leigh

Conservative

Gainsborough

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Con 13
• LD 14
• Oth 9

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

• Parks & greens6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,140 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£732 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,629 disposable income per head (2024)

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

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 50,373 certificates

13% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

93% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Biomass 43% · Imports 5% · Gas 3%

61 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 79.3 yrs men

75% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gainsborough:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office403 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership349 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s348 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test254 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills242 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide

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

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  Upton, Lincolnshire · 0.1 km

  Upton is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 456. It is geographically situated 3 miles (5 km) south-east f…

• Sturgate Airfield · 1.1 km

  Sturgate Airfield is an aerodrome located 10 miles (16 km) north of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

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  Kexby, Lincolnshire · 1.1 km

  Kexby is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 340. It lies at the side of the B1241 road, and is situated 4…

• RAF Sturgate · 1.2 km

  Royal Air Force Sturgate or more simply RAF Sturgate is a former Royal Air Force station located 10 miles (16 km) north west of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

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  Heapham · 1.6 km

  Heapham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east from Gainsborough.

• Somerby by Gainsborough · 2.5 km

  Somerby is a hamlet in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east from the town of Gainsborough, and lies in the civil parish of Corringham.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)