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Stamford

Stamford is a town in Rutland, England, with a population of around 20,592. It has 10 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Stamford, 3.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £431,070, and there were around 118 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 Stamford area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Rutland area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 41,048 residents at roughly 108 people per km².

Council
Rutland
County
Rutland
Constituency
Rutland and Melton
Police force
Leicestershire
75/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 5th of 294 English council areas — better than 98% of them.

Low crime98
Home affordability43
Affordable rents71
Life expectancy92
Low deprivation95
Employment96
Low council tax1

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 85% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

14°CClear

  • Today: 18° / 11° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:33

13h 9m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

Crime

143 reported · July 2026 13% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences49
  • Anti-social behaviour35
  • Shoplifting14
  • Criminal damage & arson13

Neighbourhood team: Stamford Town · Lincolnshire

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour in and around the skate parks of Stamford, Bourne and Deeping St James

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

Road safety

33 reported road collisions (2024)

11 killed or seriously injured · 43 casualties · 8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

186 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 163 rated 4–5 ★ (136 top)
  • 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Stamford (0.3 km)
  • 41 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Stamford (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£299,980 average 4.4% YoY

Across Rutland · to 2026-06

Detached£433,453
Semi-detached£279,626
Terraced£229,182
Flat£129,555

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£962 average monthly rent 2.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £677
  • 2 bed £840
  • 3 bed £994

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

Affordability

8.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.8 times median annual pay (9.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 133.9p · BP (11.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 143.9p · BP (11.3 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: North Street (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres5
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches27
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

41,048 residents in Rutland · 108/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 303 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,738 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (27% of 18,140)

A £1,825
B £2,129
C £2,433
D £2,738
E £3,346
F £3,954
G £4,563
H £5,475

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

Schools

27 schools · 7,772 pupils

17 primary · 3 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 6 of 6 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

20inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Catmose CollegeOutstanding
  • Casterton College RutlandGood
  • Uppingham Community College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rutland

Care & health services

46 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes11
  • GP practices6
  • Dentists12
  • Homecare agencies14
  • Hospitals & hospices1

CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Rutland

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 454 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

131 applications decided

90.1% granted · 118 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Alicia Kearns

Conservative

Rutland and Stamford

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
  • No Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026
  • AyeNational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
  • AyeNational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat (minority)

  • Lab 2
  • Con 7
  • LD 10
  • Oth 8

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools11
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets5
  • Parks & greens27
  • Restaurants & cafés54

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

2,155 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

289 jobs advertised · £33,288 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver - Peterborough, Mobile Mechanic, Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£776 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,310 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 18,463 certificates

11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

26% low-carbon electricity

Gas 72% · Biomass 21% · Wind 4% · Imports 3%

307 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 83.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 64.8 women · 65 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.2
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • 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 Rutland and Stamford:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Kings Mill, Stamford · 0.0 km

    King's Mill is a former watermill on Bath Row, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, at the bottom of the sloping road called St Peter's Vale. There is said to have been a mill on this site at the time of the Domesday surv…

  • Browne's Hospital, Stamford · 0.3 km

    Browne's Hospital is a medieval almshouse in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It was founded in 1485 by wealthy wool merchant William Browne to provide a home and a house of prayer for twelve poor men and two poor women.

  • All Saints' Church, Stamford · 0.3 km

    All Saints' Church, Stamford is an historic parish church, of the Church of England, in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. It is on the north side of Red Lion Square.

  • St John the Baptist's Church, Stamford · 0.3 km

    St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the centre of the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed buildin…

  • Stamford railway station · 0.3 km

    Stamford railway station serves the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, England, and is located in St Martin's. The station is 12.5 miles (20 km) west of Peterborough. It was opened by the Syston and Peterborough Railwa…

  • George Hotel, Stamford · 0.4 km

    The George Hotel is a hotel and former coaching inn on the route of the Great North Road in St Martin's, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. The hotel itself and numbers 68 and 69 St Martin's, which has been incorporated…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Stamford?
Stamford is a town in Rutland, England, in the Rutland local authority.
What is the population of Stamford?
Stamford has an approximate settlement population of 20,592.
How deprived is Stamford?
The Rutland local authority, which includes Stamford, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.