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Wragby

Wragby is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 1,768. It has one GP surgery, one supermarket, six restaurants and cafés, and nine bus stops. There were around 16 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 Wragby area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the East Lindsey area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 142,296 residents at roughly 80 people per km².

Council
East Lindsey
County
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Gainsborough
Police force
Lincolnshire
51/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 147th of 294 English council areas — better than 50% of them.

Low crime54
Home affordability69
Affordable rents86
Good schools38
Life expectancy30
Low deprivation9
Employment52
Low council tax86

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

16°CMist

  • Today: 22° / 15° · 66% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:24

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

Crime

15 reported · July 2026 114% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Public order2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Horncastle and Wragby · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Youth anti-social behaviour
  • Targeting the use and dealing of drugs

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

Road safety

383 reported road collisions (2024)

88 killed or seriously injured · 523 casualties · 26.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

21 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 21 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Market Rasen (11.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£216,315 average 7.4% YoY

Across East Lindsey · to 2026-06

Detached£280,373
Semi-detached£188,388
Terraced£147,607
Flat£93,857

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£699 average monthly rent 6.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £519
  • 2 bed £662
  • 3 bed £814

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 (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

142,296 residents in East Lindsey · 80/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 55%
  • 65+: 30%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 30 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,276 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (39% of 72,750)

A £1,517
B £1,770
C £2,023
D £2,276
E £2,782
F £3,287
G £3,793
H £4,552

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

Schools

76 schools · 16,934 pupils

57 primary · 12 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 29 of 34 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

74inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • John Spendluffe Foundation Technology CollegeGood
  • King Edward VI AcademyGood
  • King Edward VI Grammar SchoolGood
  • Louth AcademyGood
  • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyGood
  • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleGood
  • Skegness Grammar SchoolGood
  • Skegness AcademyRequires improvement
  • William Lovell Church of England AcademyRequires improvement
  • Somercotes Academy
  • The Banovallum School
  • The Barnes Wallis Academy

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

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

Planning decisions

173 applications decided

96% granted · 166 granted, 7 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 6
  • Con 26
  • LD 1
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 6
  • Oth 15

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,470 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£646 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,534 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

33% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 82,267 certificates

14.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Health

Life expectancy: 82.9 yrs women · 78.9 yrs men

73% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.4

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Louth and Horncastle:

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

Notable places nearby

  • All Saints Church, Wragby · 0.4 km

    All Saints Church is the parish church of the town of Wragby in Lincolnshire, England. It is dedicated to All Saints and is a Grade II listed building. It is located on Church Street and to the east of the town centre…

  • Wragby · 0.5 km

    Wragby is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated at the junction of the A157 and A158 roads, and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north-west from Ho…

  • Wragby railway station · 0.5 km

    Wragby railway station was a railway station that served the town of Wragby, Lincolnshire, England between 1874 and 1960, on the Louth to Bardney line.

  • Langton by Wragby · 1.4 km

    Langton by Wragby is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from Wragby, on the A158 Horncastle road.

  • Goltho · 1.8 km

    Goltho is a hamlet in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population was 157 at the 2011 census. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west from Wragby, and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south from the A158 road.

  • St George's Church, Goltho · 1.8 km

    St George's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the deserted village of Goltho, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and unde…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wragby?
Wragby is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the East Lindsey local authority.
What is the population of Wragby?
Wragby has an approximate settlement population of 1,768.
How deprived is Wragby?
The East Lindsey local authority, which includes Wragby, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.