West Deeping
West Deeping is a village in Lincolnshire, England. It has 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is not specified. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the West Deeping area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Kesteven area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 143,405 residents at roughly 152 people per km².
- Council
- South Kesteven
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 5th of 294 English council areas — better than 98% 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 34% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:26
9h 22m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.1% 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▼ 50% YoY
- Burglary1
- Public order1
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
- Open Space Nuisance, E-bikes/E-scooters and Youth Anti-Social Behaviour: We are continuing to address reports of anti-social behaviour in…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
299 reported road collisions (2025)
68 killed or seriously injured · 400 casualties · 20.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
39 food businesses within 2 miles
- 32 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stamford (8.4 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£265,305 average▲ 4% YoY
Across South Kesteven · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£845 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY
- 1 bed £585
- 2 bed £756
- 3 bed £914
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,081 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (5.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Esso (5.2 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 100 kW
- Nearest: MFG Market Deeping (3.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Golf courses1
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,857
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,477
- Net moves+1,380
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 201 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
76 schools · 23,282 pupils
52 primary · 10 secondary · 14 other
Ofsted: 28 of 30 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)
67 inspected 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 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
- In a conservation area (West Deeping)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 36 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
211 applications decided
91.5% granted · 193 granted, 18 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir John Hayes
Conservative
South Holland and The Deepings
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Green / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 2
- Con 18
- LD 3
- Grn 2
- Ref 5
- Oth 25
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
6,915 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £38,880 avg
e.g. Service Engineer
Source: Adzuna
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
45% low-carbon electricity
Gas 53% · Wind 25% · Biomass 18% · Imports 2%
231 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Lincolnshire): 58.6 women · 58.6 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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in PE6
- The Deepings Practice
- Abbeyview Surgery
- Jenner Healthcare
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Holland and The Deepings:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases517 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects305 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills207 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth176 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND174 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
West Deeping · 0.0 kmWest Deeping 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 255. It is situated on the A1175 road, 5 miles (8 km) east…
Lolham · 1.0 kmLolham is a hamlet in the City of Peterborough in England, located between Peterborough and Stamford on the border of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Lolham is located to the west of Maxey and to the south of West De…
Barholm · 1.5 kmBarholm is a village in the civil parish of Barholm and Stowe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) west from the A15 road, and 6 miles (10 km) south from Bourne. In 1921 the p…
Tallington railway station · 1.6 kmTallington railway station was a station in Tallington, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway between Grantham and Peterborough. It was closed in 1959, however the former goods yard is still open and is used by t…
Tallington · 1.7 kmTallington 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 497. It is situated 4 miles (6 km) east from Stamford and 8 m…
Maxey, Cambridgeshire · 1.8 kmMaxey is a village in the Peterborough unitary authority, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England, located between Peterborough and Stamford and southwest of The Deepings. It is home to nearly 700 residents.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Deeping?
- West Deeping is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the South Kesteven local authority.
- How deprived is West Deeping?
- The South Kesteven local authority, which includes West Deeping, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.