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Wroot

Wroot is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 455. There are 4 bus stops in the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wroot area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Lincolnshire area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 169,680 residents at roughly 200 people per km².

Council
North Lincolnshire
County
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Brigg and Goole
Police force
Humberside
45/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 185th of 294 English council areas — better than 37% of them.

Low crime40
Home affordability92
Affordable rents98
Good schools7
Life expectancy15
Low deprivation38
Employment41
Low council tax71

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

22°COvercast

  • Today: 22° / 14° · 30% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:27

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 80% YoY

  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Axholme South · Humberside

Local policing priorities

  • Serious Acquisitive Crime Offences/Traffic Offences (Isle wide but focus is on South and Central) particularly into vehicles of interest…
  • Operation Galileo / Poaching Offences

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

Road safety

314 reported road collisions (2024)

94 killed or seriously injured · 454 casualties · 18.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

5 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Thorne South (9.0 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£181,725 average 7.8% YoY

Across North Lincolnshire · to 2026-06

Detached£254,601
Semi-detached£164,372
Terraced£133,278
Flat£78,195

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£653 average monthly rent 6.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £472
  • 2 bed £617
  • 3 bed £751

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

5.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (5.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (11.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (11.3 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Green Tree Inn (6.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

169,680 residents in North Lincolnshire · 200/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 120 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,348 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (46% of 78,120)

A £1,566
B £1,827
C £2,088
D £2,348
E £2,870
F £3,392
G £3,914
H £4,697

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

Schools

93 schools · 23,998 pupils

62 primary · 14 secondary · 17 other

Ofsted: 30 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (75%)

80inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Outwood Academy FoxhillsOutstanding
  • Engineering UTC Northern LincolnshireGood
  • Frederick Gough SchoolGood
  • Melior Community AcademyGood
  • Outwood Academy BrumbyGood
  • South Axholme AcademyGood
  • St Bede's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
  • The Axholme AcademyGood
  • The St Lawrence AcademyRequires improvement
  • Kirton AcademyInadequate
  • Baysgarth School
  • Sir John Nelthorpe School
  • The Vale Academy
  • Winterton Community Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Lincolnshire

Care & health services

132 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes59
  • GP practices26
  • Dentists21
  • Homecare agencies19
  • Hospitals & hospices3

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · North Lincolnshire

Planning decisions

165 applications decided

87.3% granted · 144 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Lab 15
  • Con 27
  • Ref 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,835 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£716 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,892 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 77,042 certificates

14.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Health

Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 77.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 59.6 women · 58.7 men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Wroot · 0.1 km

    Wroot is a linear village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, south of the River Torne on the Isle of Axholme, close to the boundary with South Yorkshire. The population at the 2011 census was 455.

  • Hatfield Chase · 2.6 km

    Hatfield Chase is a low-lying area in South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, England, which was often flooded. It was a royal hunting ground until Charles I appointed the Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden to drain i…

  • HM Prison Lindholme · 3.1 km

    HM Prison Lindholme is a Category C/D men's prison located near Hatfield Woodhouse in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Lindholme is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is sit…

  • HM Prison Moorland · 3.8 km

    HM Prison Moorland is a Category C men's prison and Young Offenders Institution, near Hatfield Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is jointly managed with…

  • RAF Lindholme · 3.9 km

    Royal Air Force Lindholme or more simply RAF Lindholme is a former Royal Air Force station in South Yorkshire, England. It was located 3.9 miles (6.3 km) south of Thorne and 6.9 miles (11.1 km) north east of Doncaster…

  • Blaxton · 4.9 km

    Blaxton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, on the border with Lincolnshire. It lies to the north of Finningley, on the A614 road, and is located at approximately 53° 29' 30" North, 0° 59' West, at…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wroot?
Wroot is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North Lincolnshire local authority.
What is the population of Wroot?
Wroot has an approximate settlement population of 455.
How deprived is Wroot?
The North Lincolnshire local authority, which includes Wroot, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.