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A town of 7,255 in Lincolnshire, East Midlands. Over-65s are 23% of the population.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Deeping St James’s overall grade is A, better than 92% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #3 of 61 in Lincolnshire. Prices are modest for what you get: a typical home costs £255,000 and rent runs £845 a month. Health is a strength too — life expectancy is 81.6 for men and 85.6 for women. Getting around depends on the car: on the way to work, 11% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Schools are weaker too — primary results beat three in five towns in England; secondary results beat 18% of towns in England.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Deeping St James 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 Deeping St James is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 25 buildings inside Deeping St James’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
7% 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 1907.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Deeping St James.
15% rent privately, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Social housing holds 7% of households. The median sale, £255,000, comes from 325 standard sales inside Deeping St James’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £317,500 | 145 |
| Semi-detached | £239,000 | 101 |
| Terraced | £202,000 | 74 |
| Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Its three schools are below. Deeping St James Community Primary School’s results beat 75% of schools in England like it. At the town’s 2 primary schools, 63% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linchfield AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 294 | C+ |
| The Deepings SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 967 | C |
| Deeping St James Community Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 199 | A− |
At the census, 16% of people here had a disability, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 84% of Deeping St James’ residents. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.1 miles off. Men in Deeping St James can expect to live to 81.6, women to 85.6 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Deeping St James | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Per 1,000 residents, 14.2 violent crimes are recorded each year. Homes saw 6.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (7.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Police figures for Deeping St James’s built-up area: 243 crimes and 85 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were 56% 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.
Among adults, 30% have a degree. 16% are under 15, close to Lincolnshire’s towns (16%) and below England’s towns (18%). People 65 and over make up 23% of the town. Residents of Deeping St James have a median age of 46.5.
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.
| Deeping St James | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £60K a year before tax, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (£48K) and England’s towns (£55K). 88% of commuters drove to work at the census. About nearly a tenth of its commuters stay in Deeping St James for work. For every resident in work, Deeping St James has 0.3 jobs.
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.
Deeping St James’s listed buildings include the Church of St. James, Grade I. At the top of the list, 2 are Grade I and 3 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover 10% of Deeping St James’ land, above Lincolnshire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
25 listed buildings in Deeping St James, 2 of them Grade I.
Village Cross: Photo: Rex Needle · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St. James: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bridge, Over the River Welland: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nos. 4 and 6 and Barn Attached to No. 6: Photo: Bob Harvey · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deeping St James | 7,255 | — | A | A | A− | A− |
| Northborough | 1,336 | 1 | — | B− | A | B+ |
| Market Deeping | 6,533 | 1.1 | B | A− | B− | B− |
| Langtoft | 2,010 | 2.6 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Glinton | 1,743 | 2.6 | — | B− | C | B+ |
| Helpston | 1,249 | 3.6 | — | C | A | A |
| Baston | 1,576 | 3.7 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Newborough | 1,469 | 4 | — | B | A | B+ |
Northborough, Langtoft, Glinton, Helpston, Baston and Newborough have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
An older town. At the 2021 Census, 23% of residents were 65 or over and 29% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 16% were under 15.
Band D council tax in Deeping St James is £2,312 for 2026–27, less than in 73% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in Lincolnshire, England
Deeping St James is a built-up area of 7,255 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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