Ashby de la Launde’s story
No listed buildings inside Ashby de la Launde’s built-up area
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Ashby de la LaundeLincolnshire
482 people live in this village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
482
Census 2021 · North Kesteven council
Median age
27.8
1% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
41%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ashby de la Launde a good place to live?
Ashby de la Launde is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Only 1% of residents are 65 or over. 88% of households are private tenants. 41% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
What makes Ashby de la Launde stand out
The 3 things Ashby de la Launde does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 1% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Households renting privately
Housing
of households, against 21% across England’s towns
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
41% walk, cycle or ride
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ashby de la Launde.
Work & commute
The car carries only 56% of commuters in Ashby de la Launde, fewer than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Among 16 to 64s, 1.1% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. 52% of commuters travelled under 5 km, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). The census counted 18% of workers working mainly from home. Work in town: 2% of resident commuters.
41%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving56%
On foot22%
Bicycle19%
52%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
18%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£64K
mean household income, before tax
1.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Ashby de la Launde
Digby the Tedder Primary School’s results beat 90% of schools in England like it. There is one school here; it is shown below. At the one primary school within 3 km, nearly four in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digby the Tedder Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 88 | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Fewer households own their home in Ashby de la Launde than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 6%
Private rents average £824 a month across the North Kesteven council area. That is the middle of 3 standard sales inside Ashby de la Launde’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ashby de la Launde£0K
Typical UK town£277K
6%
of households own their home · England 61%
88%
rent privately · England 21%
£824
average private rent a month, North Kesteven council area
£2,338
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Ashby de la Launde see less burglary and damage than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 1.4 per 1,000 a year
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 12 recorded crimes inside Ashby de la Launde’s built-up area, and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence came to 15.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below Lincolnshire’s towns (21.3) and England’s towns (22) alike.
15.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
15.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
12
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Disability is less common in Ashby de la Launde, 8.9% of residents, than in Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
At the census, 1% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 95% of Ashby de la Launde’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Ashby de la Launde: the nearest practice is 3.3 miles away.
95%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 95%Fair 4%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2021 | Ashby de la Launde | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 95% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 8.9% | 20% | 17% |
83.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Ashby de la Launde keeps more of its old housing than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 23% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Ashby de la Launde’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
A younger town: only 0.6% of people in Ashby de la Launde are 65 or over, fewer than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
The median resident of Ashby de la Launde is 27.8 years old. Children under 15 make up 38%, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.4% of the town.
27.8median age
Ashby de la LaundeLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
6%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications2%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar36%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ashby de la Launde | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 38% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 50% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 5.2% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 0.6% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 2.4% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 36% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ashby de la Launde
11pages on Ashby de la Launde
The big questions
Ashby de la Launde’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MetheringhamNavenbyRuskingtonCranwellLeasinghamBillinghaySleafordAshby de la Launde
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby de la Launde | 482 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metheringham | 3,524 | 3.4 | B | A | A− | C+ |
| Navenby | 3,165 | 3.8 | A | A− | A | A− |
| Ruskington | 5,650 | 4 | B+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Cranwell | 2,583 | 4.2 | A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Leasingham | 1,552 | 4.7 | — | A+ | A+ | B− |
| Billinghay | 2,198 | 6.4 | — | A+ | A− | C− |
| Sleaford | 18,028 | 6.7 | B− | A+ | C− | C+ |
Leasingham and Billinghay have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ashby de la Launde
How much is council tax in Ashby de la Launde?
Band D council tax in Ashby de la Launde is £2,338 for 2026–27, less than in 69% 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.
About Ashby de la Launde
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Ashby de la Launde is a built-up area of 482 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
- Population
- 482 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North Kesteven
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001784
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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