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Primary school results beat 100% of towns in England. This village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands has a population of 1,352.
Claypole’s best grade is for safety — police record 13.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 4.7 home and vehicle crimes. The weak point is walkability (D): 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It takes 5.4 years of household income in the South Kesteven council area to buy the median home, at £282,250. Hazard risk is weaker too: 1% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency. Claypole has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
The 3 things Claypole 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 Claypole is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Claypole’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
27% 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 Claypole.
For its size, Claypole records less crime per resident than 76% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. 49 crimes and 19 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside the town’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were just over three fifths 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.
GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 43% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 43.6. The Claypole Church of England Primary School’s results beat 95% of schools in England like it. Its one school is below. At the one primary school within 3 km, 83% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Claypole Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 175 | A+ |
9% rent privately, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Social renters account for 7% of households. Also worth knowing: half of the 64 standard sales inside Claypole’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £282,250.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £342,500 | 36 |
| Semi-detached | £235,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £172,750 | 10 |
| Flat or maisonette | £157,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £58K a year before tax, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (£48K) and England’s towns (£55K). Driving is how 89% of commuters got to work at the census. Working from home was the norm for 37% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the census, 4.2% of people here described their health as bad or very bad, and 14% of residents have a disability, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in Claypole: the nearest is 2.6 miles off. Life expectancy here is 87 for women and 81.8 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Claypole | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Claypole’s listed buildings include the Church of St. Peter, Grade I. It has 10 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I. Per 10,000 residents, Claypole counts 74 listed buildings, above Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) but above England’s towns (18%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Half of Claypole is older than 49.9, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Claypole | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claypole | 1,352 | — | — | A | A | A− |
| Balderton | 12,876 | 2.5 | B | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Long Bennington | 2,149 | 2.8 | — | B | A | A− |
| Coddington | 1,165 | 3.7 | — | B+ | C+ | B |
| Newark-on-Trent | 29,755 | 4 | C− | A− | D | C− |
| Farndon | 2,472 | 5.1 | — | B+ | B+ | B |
| Bottesford | 3,046 | 6.8 | A | A | B− | A− |
| Great Gonerby | 1,880 | 7.2 | — | A | B | B |
Long Bennington, Coddington, Farndon and Great Gonerby 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 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St. Peter. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Claypole is a built-up area of 1,352 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
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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