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West Willoughby

West Willoughby is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 1,800. The nearest railway station is Ancaster, 2.7 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage and arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the West Willoughby area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Kesteven area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 118,076 residents at roughly 128 people per km².

Council
North Kesteven
County
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Sleaford and North Hykeham
Police force
Lincolnshire
75/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 3rd of 294 English council areas — better than 99% of them.

Low crime98
Home affordability69
Affordable rents78
Good schools45
Life expectancy65
Low deprivation84
Employment88
Low council tax74

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°CCloudy

  • Today: 23° / 15° · 32% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:25

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026 100% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences1
  • Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Grantham Rural North · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Target youth anti-social behaviour in and around Grantham parks and waterways.

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

14 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 14 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ancaster (2.2 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ancaster (2.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£243,236 average 2.7% YoY

Across North Kesteven · to 2026-06

Detached£308,911
Semi-detached£206,481
Terraced£169,737
Flat£117,525

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (9.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (10.1 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 100 kW
  • Nearest: EVC Belton Woods Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort (5.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

118,076 residents in North Kesteven · 128/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,338 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,559
B £1,818
C £2,078
D £2,338
E £2,857
F £3,377
G £3,896
H £4,676

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Carre's Grammar SchoolGood
  • St George's AcademyGood
  • Branston Community Academy
  • Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
  • North Kesteven Academy
  • Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
  • Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North 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
  • 4 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

129 applications decided

96.9% granted · 125 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Conservative majority

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Health

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Grantham and Bourne:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Sudbrook, Lincolnshire · 1.4 km

    Sudbrook is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Newark-on-Trent, 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Grantham and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Ancaster.…

  • Honington, Lincolnshire · 1.8 km

    Honington is an English village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire. It lies just north of the junction between the A153 and A607 roads, about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Grantham and 8 mil…

  • St Martin's Church, Ancaster · 1.8 km

    St Martin's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church, dedicated to Martin of Tours, in Ancaster, Lincolnshire, England. The church is 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Grantham, below the southern edge of the Lincoln…

  • RAF Barkston Heath · 2.1 km

    Royal Air Force Barkston Heath or RAF Barkston Heath is a Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground under the command of RAF Cranwell near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.

  • Ancaster, Lincolnshire · 2.1 km

    Ancaster is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the site of a Roman town. The population of the civil parish was 1,317 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,647 at the…

  • Ancaster (Roman town) · 2.1 km

    Ancaster was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia. It is sited on the Roman road known as the Ermine Street and is situated in the county of Lincolnshire. Its name in Latin is unknown, although it has tradi…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is West Willoughby?
West Willoughby is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North Kesteven local authority.
How deprived is West Willoughby?
The North Kesteven local authority, which includes West Willoughby, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.