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A town of 3,435 in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
A town with more to fix than most. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 65.7% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Health is a weak point: life expectancy is 73.8 for men and 78.8 for women. Homes sell for a median £188,000, about 4.7 years of what households in the East Lindsey council area earn. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: on the way to work, 22% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. The overall grade lands at D−, better than 2% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #59 of 61 in Lincolnshire. Work and incomes lag: mean household income £29,456; 5.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Chapel St Leonards is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Chapel St Leonards does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Chapel St Leonards’s built-up area.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1921.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chapel St Leonards.
12% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 8.5%, below Lincolnshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike; what’s more, the share aged 15 to 24 is 5.5%. Typical age in Chapel St Leonards: 62.2, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Chapel St Leonards | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.5% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 44% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 12% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown below. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 57% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 107 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel St Leonards Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 107 | D |
Chapel St Leonards has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.7 miles away. At the census, 35% of people here had a disability, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: three fifths of Chapel St Leonards’ residents. Men in Chapel St Leonards can expect to live to 73.8, women to 78.8 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Chapel St Leonards | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 60% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 14% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 35% | 20% | 17% |
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.
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 22.9 reports per 1,000, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Per 1,000 residents, 18 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Police figures for Chapel St Leonards’s built-up area: 384 crimes and 105 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Chapel St Leonards records more crime per resident than 96% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
5% of homes date from before 1919. Scaled to its population, Chapel St Leonards has 6 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
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.
Nearly three quarters of commuters took the car to work at the census. Work in town: just over a fifth of resident commuters. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 5.2%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
69% of households are owner-occupiers. Behind the median of £188,000: 173 standard sales inside Chapel St Leonards’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 | £205,000 | 121 |
| Semi-detached | £165,000 | 41 |
| Terraced | £163,000 | 5 |
| Flat or maisonette | £79,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Chapel St Leonards. Best known first.
Theme parkFantasy Island2 km outside town, to the southHeritage railwayHeritage railwayLincolnshire Coast Light Railway3.6 km outside town, to the southZooZooHardys Animal Farm800 m outside town, to the southWater parkWater parkSkegness Water Leisure Park3.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumAnderby Drainage Museum2.5 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in Lincolnshire, England
Chapel St Leonards is a built-up area of 3,435 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel St Leonards | 3,435 | — | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Ingoldmells | 1,928 | 2.3 | — | B− | D− | D− |
| Skegness | 20,701 | 5.4 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Burgh le Marsh | 2,159 | 5.8 | — | C+ | A− | C− |
| Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe | 5,042 | 6.3 | D− | C− | B− | D |
| Alford | 3,831 | 6.8 | C | B− | C | C− |
| Mablethorpe | 7,633 | 8.6 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Wainfleet All Saints | 1,802 | 8.9 | — | B− | C | D |
Ingoldmells, Burgh le Marsh and Wainfleet All Saints have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Police recorded 384 crimes inside Chapel St Leonards’ built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 56% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Primary results trail 71% 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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