Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 587 residents, it is a village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
There are no grades for Allington: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 8 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
The 3 things Allington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Allington’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Allington.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of residents, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). At 57.1, the median resident of Allington sits in the middle of the age range. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Allington | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 9.7% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 35% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: 48% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. The town’s primary school has 83 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 83 | C− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 87% of commuters got to work at the census. 45% of workers worked mainly from home, above Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.3%. Work in town: 6% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds just over one in ten households, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The private rented sector houses nearly one in ten households. Private rents average £845 a month across the South Kesteven council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £560,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 33% were violence and sexual offences. Homes saw 4.5 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (7.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Police figures for Allington’s built-up area: 9 crimes and 6 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The nearest A&E to Allington is Queen's Medical Centre, 19.1 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Allington: the nearest practice is 3.3 miles away. Also worth knowing: a disability affects a fifth of people locally.
| Census 2021 | Allington | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
21% of homes were built before 1919. For its size, Allington has 136 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39). The national list protects one ancient monument locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allington | 587 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Great Gonerby | 1,880 | 2.8 | — | A | B | B |
| Long Bennington | 2,149 | 3.1 | — | B | A | A− |
| Bottesford | 3,046 | 3.2 | A | A | B− | A− |
| Barrowby | 2,041 | 3.2 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Grantham | 44,906 | 4.5 | B− | A+ | C− | C− |
| Claypole | 1,352 | 5.4 | — | A | A | A− |
| Aslockton | 2,173 | 7.3 | — | A+ | B+ | B+ |
Great Gonerby, Long Bennington, Barrowby, Claypole and Aslockton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.6 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £385,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Allington is a built-up area of 587 people, in the South Kesteven council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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