Walcott (North Kesteven)

9°CClear

• Today: 12° / 8° · 46% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:26

9h 23m 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

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

254 reported road collisions (2025)

52 killed or seriously injured · 360 casualties · 21.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

18 food businesses within 2 miles

• 17 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Metheringham (7.2 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£242,384 average▲ 1.4% YoY

Across North Kesteven · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£824 average monthly rent▲ 5.9% YoY

• 1 bed £580
• 2 bed £758
• 3 bed £922

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,861 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

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (11.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (11.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Moy Park-Anwick (6.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds1

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,819
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,258
• Net moves+1,561

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 226 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

64 schools · 16,820 pupils

47 primary · 7 secondary · 10 other

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

54 inspected 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 homes284
• GP practices108
• Dentists126
• Homecare agencies128
• Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lincolnshire

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

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

169 applications decided

97% granted · 164 granted, 5 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,885 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

48% low-carbon electricity

Gas 49% · Wind 24% · Biomass 22% · Imports 3%

221 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lincolnshire): 58.6 women · 58.6 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

9 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in LN4

• Coningsby Medical Centre
• The Branston Heighington Family Practice
• Billinghay Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases382 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces293 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills280 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth198 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects190 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Walcott, Lincolnshire · 0.1 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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  Thorpe Tilney · 1.1 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.

• Catley Priory · 1.5 km

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

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  Timberland, Lincolnshire · 2.2 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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  Billinghay · 2.7 km

  Billinghay is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east from Sleaford, and lies on the B1189 Walcott road near…

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  Martin, North Kesteven · 3.8 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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