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This large town in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber has a population of 29,660.
Several subjects drag its grade down. Cleethorpes grades C− overall and ranks #46 of 61 in Lincolnshire. Nationally, it does better than 18% of UK towns. Safety is its weak spot (D−): police record 62.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 25.5 home and vehicle crimes. Only 4% of UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people have more crime per resident. It lags on jobs & income as well — households earn a mean £39,855 a year, and 4.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Hazards are a real consideration (D−): 26.5% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. At a median £150,000, a home costs 3.6 times the yearly income of households in the North East Lincolnshire council area. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−): just over a fifth of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Cleethorpes is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Cleethorpes does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 22 buildings inside Cleethorpes’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1904.
22 listed buildings in Cleethorpes.
The Old Vicarage: Photo: Mark Rickus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ross Castle: Photo: Jpacarter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Church of St Peter: Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Beaconthorpe Methodist Church: Photo: Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cleethorpes.
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Police figures for Cleethorpes’s built-up area: 4,254 crimes and 404 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Cleethorpes has more crime per resident than 96% of them. Violence and sexual offences made up 40% of the total.
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.
Between them, ten primaries and two secondaries teach 4,244 pupils in Cleethorpes. Middlethorpe Primary Academy’s results beat 87% of schools in England like it. Of its 12 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. GCSE results at the town’s 2 secondary schools: 26% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 37.6.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signhills AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 344 | A |
| Cleethorpes AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 843 | C |
| Middlethorpe Primary AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 240 | A |
Disability touches 21% of Cleethorpes’ population. At the census, 77% of people in Cleethorpes called their health good or very good, below Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Life expectancy here is 81.4 for women and 77.5 for men (2019–23). Also worth knowing: 3 GP practices serve the town; just over four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Cleethorpes | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 13% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly three quarters of commuters drove to work at the census. Working mainly from home: 13% of workers, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (31%). About 16% of its commuters stay in Cleethorpes for work. There are 0.5 jobs in Cleethorpes for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social renters account for one in ten households. The £150,000 median rests on 1,219 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). 61% of households are owner-occupiers.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £268,750 | 142 |
| Semi-detached | £175,000 | 479 |
| Terraced | £107,500 | 523 |
| Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | 75 |
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.
Cleethorpes has 22 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Per 10,000 residents, Cleethorpes counts 7 listed buildings, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39). The national list protects one ancient monument here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The age that splits Cleethorpes in two is 44. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cleethorpes | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 21% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Cleethorpes. Best known first.
PierCleethorpes Pierin town
Historic shipRoss Tiger1.6 km outside town, to the northwest
FortHaile Sand Fort2.7 km outside town, to the southeastAquariumAquariumElite Koi2.3 km outside town, to the northwestAquariumAquariumDock Koi3.8 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
57 notable people were born in Cleethorpes.
Peter Appleyard: Atael Weissman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Martin Vickers: ©House of Commons / Laurie Noble, CC BY 3.0
Large town in Lincolnshire, England
Cleethorpes is a built-up area of 29,660 people, in the North East 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleethorpes | 29,660 | — | C− | A− | D− | C− |
| Humberston and New Waltham | 14,861 | 1.8 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Grimsby | 85,915 | 2.4 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Holton le Clay | 3,823 | 3.7 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Waltham | 6,204 | 3.9 | B+ | C+ | A− | A− |
| Tetney | 1,536 | 4.6 | — | D | B+ | B+ |
| Healing | 3,201 | 5.4 | B | C− | B | B− |
| Laceby | 3,284 | 5.5 | B | B | C+ | C+ |
Tetney has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets 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.
It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £150,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £115,000, terraced houses £107,500, semi-detached houses £175,000 and detached houses £268,750.
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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