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Home to 2,159 people, this village lies in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
Burgh le Marsh’s best grade is for safety (A−): police record 17.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 5.7 home and vehicle crimes. Jobs and pay trail most towns: households earn a mean £39,375 a year, and 2.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. It also trails on health — life expectancy is 78.4 for men and 81.9 for women. At a median £211,000, a home costs 5.2 times the yearly income of households in the East Lindsey council area.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Burgh le Marsh has subject grades but no overall one.
The 3 things Burgh le Marsh 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 Burgh le Marsh is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Burgh le Marsh has subject grades but no overall one.
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Historic England lists them inside Burgh le Marsh’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
13% 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 Burgh le Marsh.
Among adults, 20% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.8% of residents, below Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Children are 13% of the town. Burgh le Marsh has a median age of 56.6.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Burgh le Marsh | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 37% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the one primary school within 3 km, three in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. The town’s primary school has 203 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 203 | C+ |
At the census, 24% of people here had a disability, above Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 6.8% of the town. Seeing a GP means leaving Burgh le Marsh: the nearest practice is 3.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Burgh le Marsh | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.8% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 81 recorded crimes inside Burgh le Marsh’s built-up area, and 16 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 53% of recorded crime. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 6.2 reports per 1,000, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.7) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
Nearly one in ten households live in social housing. Behind the median of £211,000: 96 standard sales inside Burgh le Marsh’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £704 a month across the East Lindsey council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £238,000 | 71 |
| Semi-detached | £175,000 | 16 |
| Terraced | £163,475 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Burgh le Marsh’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. Relative to its size, Burgh le Marsh keeps 88 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39) alike. The national list protects one ancient monument in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 14% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
9% of commuters who live in Burgh le Marsh also work there. The car took 84% of commuters, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Also worth knowing: for every resident in work, Burgh le Marsh has 0.5 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgh le Marsh | 2,159 | — | — | C+ | A− | C− |
| Wainfleet All Saints | 1,802 | 3.5 | — | B− | C | D |
| Skegness | 20,701 | 3.8 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Wainfleet St Mary | 1,045 | 4.4 | — | B− | A− | D |
| Ingoldmells | 1,928 | 4.4 | — | B− | D− | D− |
| Chapel St Leonards | 3,435 | 5.8 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Spilsby | 3,671 | 6.4 | D | B− | C− | C− |
| Alford | 3,831 | 7.2 | C | B− | C | C− |
Wainfleet All Saints, Wainfleet St Mary and Ingoldmells have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Peter and St Paul. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Burgh le Marsh is a built-up area of 2,159 people, in the East 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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