Billingborough’s story
17 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Billingborough’s built-up area.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BillingboroughLincolnshire
Over-65s are 25% of the population. Some 1,390 people live in this village, in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,390
Census 2021 · South Kesteven council
Median home
£200K
61 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.6
25% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Billingborough a good place to live?
Where it does best is cost of living — a typical home costs £200,000 and rent runs £845 a month. It also does well on safety (B+): 20.6 violent and sexual offences and 4.8 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Its lowest grade is for schools: primary results beat 20% of towns in England. Natural hazards weigh more here: 4.1% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Billingborough is graded subject by subject only.
How Billingborough grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Billingborough is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Billingborough is graded subject by subject only.
Cost of livingMedian sale £200,000, 3.8 years of area incomeA+Open →Hazard riskIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 20% of towns in EnglandDOpen →Jobs & income2.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsCOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB+Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesBOpen →HealthLife expectancy 81.1 for men, 83.5 for womenB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History26% of homes built before 1919A−Open →Outdoors45% live within 400 m of a park; 2.4 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life2.2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryCOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Billingborough stand out
The 3 things Billingborough does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St. Andrew; 5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
15% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
25% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Billingborough.
HousingCost of living grade A+
Billingborough earns an A+ for cost of living grade
£200Kmedian sale
The median sale, £200,000, comes from 61 standard sales inside Billingborough’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Social housing holds 14% of households. 64% of households own their home, close to Lincolnshire’s towns (65%) and above England’s towns (61%).
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Billingborough£200K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 27 |
| Semi-detached | £159,950 | 19 |
| Terraced | £140,000 | 10 |
| Flat or maisonette | £88,000 | 5 |
64%
of households own their home · England 61%
£845
average private rent a month, South Kesteven council area
£2,243
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsD
School results in Billingborough are weaker than in 85% of towns in England
DSchool Grade
At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 55% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. Its one primary school teaches 116 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billingborough Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 116 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Billingborough, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
50.6median age
Billingborough has a median age of 50.6. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
BillingboroughLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Billingborough | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
History
Billingborough keeps more of its old housing than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 26% built before 1919
17listed buildingsA−History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Billingborough counts 17 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. Its listed buildings include the Church of St. Andrew, Grade I. Relative to its size, Billingborough keeps 122 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Of the town’s land, 21% lies in conservation areas, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II15
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St. Andrew Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
26%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
122
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Billingborough records less crime per resident than 69% of UK towns
20.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Violence and sexual offences were 59% of the crimes. 54 crimes and 14 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Billingborough’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 49% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual32
Damage & arson6
Public order6
Other theft3
Vehicle crime2
Shoplifting1
Burglary1
Drugs1
Anti-social14
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.
20.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
54
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Long commutes are the norm in Billingborough: just 20% travel under 5 km, below Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
15%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £55K a year before tax, about level with England’s towns (£55K) and above Lincolnshire’s towns (£48K). The car carried 83% of commuters at the census. About 17% of its commuters stay in Billingborough for work. At the census, 15% of commuters got to work without a car.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
On foot12%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
Train1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B
Walkability: more walkable than 59% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
More people in Billingborough live with a disability than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 22%
78%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
One GP practice serves the town; 95% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 78% of Billingborough’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, close to Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and below England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Billingborough is Pilgrim Hospital, 15.4 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Billingborough | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
81.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Billingborough
14pages on Billingborough
The big questions
SafetyB+20.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA+Median home £200K · rent £845 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Allen CloseSchoolsD1 state schoolHealthB−Life expectancy 81.1 (men), 83.5 (women)Work & commuteC51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD4.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Billingborough
5 notable people were born in Billingborough.
About Billingborough
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Billingborough is a built-up area of 1,390 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
- Population
- 1,390 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Kesteven
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002093
Billingborough’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
DoningtonHeckingtonMortonGreyleesGosbertonSleafordSwinesheadBillingborough
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billingborough | 1,390 | — | — | A+ | B+ | B− |
| Donington | 3,192 | 5.8 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Heckington | 3,316 | 6.3 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Morton | 2,180 | 6.4 | — | A | B+ | B− |
| Greylees | 1,989 | 7.7 | — | A | B− | A− |
| Gosberton | 1,455 | 7.8 | — | C+ | B− | C |
| Sleaford | 18,028 | 7.9 | B− | A+ | C− | C+ |
| Swineshead | 2,653 | 8.4 | C− | C− | B+ | C+ |
Morton, Greylees and Gosberton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Billingborough
How many listed buildings are there in Billingborough?
That is 5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St. Andrew.
Does Billingborough flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Who lives in Billingborough?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 25% of residents were 65 or over and 33% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 14% were under 15.
Are schools in Billingborough good?
Primary results trail 80% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Lincolnshire council.
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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