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It is a town of 4,499 residents in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
A strong record with one exception. Cost of living is its strong suit — a typical home costs £171,250 and rent runs £653 a month. Broughton’s overall A− puts it #11 of 61 in Lincolnshire. On that grade it does better than 82% of UK towns. Getting around depends on the car: nearly one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It lags on health as well — life expectancy is 79.6 for men and 83 for women.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · life expectancy, ONS.
The 3 things Broughton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Broughton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Broughton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
9% 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 Broughton.
Social housing holds nearly one in ten households. 13% rent privately, below Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 214 standard sales inside Broughton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £171,250.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £240,000 | 91 |
| Semi-detached | £160,000 | 105 |
| Terraced | £138,500 | 18 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The town has one school, shown below. Just over two thirds of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 289 pupils attend Broughton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 289 | B |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 17% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took nine in ten commuters, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). 31% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Of the commuters living in Broughton, 4% work in the town itself. Households take home £46K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Broughton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. Scaled to its population, Broughton has 13 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Seeing a GP means leaving Broughton: the nearest practice is 2.6 miles away. Men in Broughton can expect to live to 79.6, women to 83 (2019–23). At the census, 18% of people here had a disability, below Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) but above England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Broughton | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 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.
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.9 reports per 1,000, below Lincolnshire’s towns (9.7) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Police figures for Broughton’s built-up area: 185 crimes and 14 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were 44% of the crimes.
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.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.9% of the population. Half the people of Broughton are older than 49.7.
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.
| Broughton | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton | 4,499 | — | A− | A | B | C+ |
| Scawby | 1,606 | 2.5 | — | B+ | A | B |
| Brigg | 5,637 | 2.9 | B− | A | D | C |
| Wrawby | 1,194 | 3.7 | — | B− | A+ | C |
| Scunthorpe | 81,286 | 4.2 | C+ | A | D− | D |
| Hibaldstow | 2,022 | 4.2 | — | B+ | B | C+ |
| Messingham | 3,375 | 4.9 | A− | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Barnetby le Wold | 1,841 | 6.1 | — | A | B− | C |
Scawby, Wrawby, Hibaldstow and Barnetby le Wold have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat 83% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by North Lincolnshire council.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £171,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £138,500, semi-detached houses £160,000 and detached houses £240,000.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Lincolnshire, England
Broughton is a built-up area of 4,499 people, in the North Lincolnshire 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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