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A village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands, home to 609 people.
Blyton is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 3 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A degree-level qualification is held by just over a fifth of adults.
The 3 things Blyton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Blyton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
24% 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 Blyton.
Degrees are held by 22% of adults. 25% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town. The middle age in Blyton is 52.9.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Blyton | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 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 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Blyton has 0.2 jobs. The car took 91% of commuters, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The census counted nearly a fifth of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The owner-occupied share of households is 70%. Half the homes sold went for more than £215K, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (£235K) and England’s towns (£308K). Private rents average £741 a month across the West Lindsey council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £242,000 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £154,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime ran at 31.2 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (21.3) and England’s towns (22). 30 crimes and 9 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Blyton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. 67% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
There is no GP practice in Blyton: the nearest is 3.1 miles off. At the census, 22% of people here had a disability, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 78% of the town’s residents. The nearest A&E to Blyton is Scunthorpe General Hospital, 10.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Blyton | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.8% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as 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.
Historic England’s list names 3 listed buildings in Blyton: 1 Grade I. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Martin, Grade I. It has one scheduled monument.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blyton | 609 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gainsborough | 21,899 | 3.4 | C− | A+ | D− | D |
| Owston Ferry | 1,156 | 4.3 | — | A− | B+ | B− |
| Scotter | 2,946 | 4.6 | B+ | A | A− | B− |
| Lea | 1,006 | 4.9 | — | A | A− | C+ |
| Misterton | 2,191 | 5.1 | — | B− | C+ | B− |
| Beckingham | 1,207 | 5.1 | — | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Kirton in Lindsey | 3,066 | 5.8 | C+ | A− | B− | C+ |
Owston Ferry, Lea, Misterton and Beckingham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
3 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade I. That is 2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Martin. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: semi-detached houses £154,000 and detached houses £242,000.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Blyton is a built-up area of 609 people, in the West Lindsey 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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