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This village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands has a population of 388.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Anwick has none; the figures on this page are still real. 5 buildings are listed here, 1 at Grade I. Over-65s are 36% of the population. 19% of adults are qualified to degree level.
The 3 things Anwick does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Anwick’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
29% 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 Anwick.
36% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The age that splits Anwick in two is 56.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Anwick | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.6% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 36% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 15% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Home was the main workplace for 15% of workers at the census. The car took 84% of commuters, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Work in town: 13% of resident commuters. There are 18 jobs in Anwick for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Just over three quarters of households own their home. Half of the 13 standard sales inside Anwick’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £255,000. Private rents average £824 a month across the North Kesteven council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £261,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 48 recorded crimes inside Anwick’s built-up area, and 5 reports of anti-social behaviour. Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 12.9 per 1,000 residents a year. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 25.8 reports per 1,000, above Lincolnshire’s towns (9.6) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences accounted for nearly two thirds of recorded crime.
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.
At the census, 73% of people in Anwick called their health good or very good, below Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Anwick: the nearest practice is 2.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Anwick | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 11% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 27% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Anwick’s listed buildings include the Church of St Edith, Grade I. Relative to its size, Anwick keeps 129 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. It has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Anwick. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryHaverholme Priory600 m outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNorth Ings Farm Museum2.3 km outside town, to the northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCatley Priory4.6 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anwick | 388 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruskington | 5,650 | 2 | B+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Billinghay | 2,198 | 3.7 | — | A+ | A− | C− |
| Leasingham | 1,552 | 3.7 | — | A+ | A+ | B− |
| Sleaford | 18,028 | 4.2 | B− | A+ | C− | C+ |
| Heckington | 3,316 | 4.3 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Cranwell | 2,583 | 5.4 | A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Greylees | 1,989 | 6.1 | — | A | B− | A− |
Billinghay, Leasingham and Greylees have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Edith. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Anwick is £2,362 for 2026–27, less than in 65% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Anwick is a built-up area of 388 people, in the North 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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