My Area UK

Willingham by Stow

Willingham by Stow is a village in Lincolnshire, England. There are 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Gainsborough Lea Road, 6.9 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Willingham by Stow area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the West Lindsey area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 95,153 residents at roughly 82 people per km².

Council
West Lindsey
County
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Gainsborough
Police force
Lincolnshire
61/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 74th of 294 English council areas — better than 75% of them.

Low crime63
Home affordability77
Affordable rents91
Good schools53
Life expectancy43
Low deprivation46
Employment54
Low council tax70

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

23°CSunny

  • Today: 25° / 15° · 8% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

Crime

Crime data is temporarily unavailable.

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

4 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gainsborough Lea Road (6.9 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gainsborough Lea Road (6.8 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£210,732 average 8.9% YoY

Across West Lindsey · to 2026-06

Detached£289,923
Semi-detached£185,427
Terraced£145,520
Flat£89,980

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (6.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Morrisons (6.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Mercury House (6.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

95,153 residents in West Lindsey · 82/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

£2,354 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,570
B £1,831
C £2,093
D £2,354
E £2,877
F £3,401
G £3,924
H £4,709

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Caistor Grammar SchoolGood
  • Caistor Yarborough AcademyGood
  • The Priory Pembroke AcademyGood
  • The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughGood
  • William Farr CofE Comprehensive SchoolGood
  • The Gainsborough AcademyRequires improvement
  • De Aston School

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

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
  • 7 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

131 applications decided

91.6% granted · 120 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir Edward Leigh

Conservative

Gainsborough

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

  • Con 13
  • LD 14
  • Oth 9

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,140 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

77% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 45% · Wind 29% · Gas 16% · Imports 7%

117 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 79.3 yrs men

75% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gainsborough:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Kexby, Lincolnshire · 1.4 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…

  • Upton, Lincolnshire · 2.5 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…

  • Heynings Priory · 3.0 km

    Heynings Priory was a priory in Knaith, Lincolnshire, England.

  • RAF Sturgate · 3.3 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.

  • Sturgate Airfield · 3.4 km

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

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Willingham by Stow?
Willingham by Stow is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the West Lindsey local authority.
How deprived is Willingham by Stow?
The West Lindsey local authority, which includes Willingham by Stow, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.