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A village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands, home to 277 people.
Denton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 6% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 28 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Denton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Denton’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
34% 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 Denton.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). The share of residents under 15 is 13%. At 55.8, the median resident of Denton sits in the middle of the age range. Nearly two in five adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Denton | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Denton CofE School’s results beat nearly every one of schools in England like it. Its one school is below. At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 65% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton CofE SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 63 | A+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £50K a year before tax, close to Lincolnshire’s towns (£48K) and below England’s towns (£55K). For just over a quarter of commuters, work was under 5 km away. The census counted 46% of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private rents average £845 a month across the South Kesteven council area. 11 standard sales inside Denton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £235,000. Also worth knowing: 59% of households own their home, below Lincolnshire’s towns (65%) and close to England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £530,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime ran at 12 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (21.3) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 5 crimes inside Denton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. 60% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
17% of residents in Denton live with a disability. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 2.4 miles off. At the census, 4.3% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2021 | Denton | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
34% of homes date from before 1919. Denton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Andrew, Grade I. Relative to its size, Denton keeps 1,011 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Grade II* covers 2 of them, Grade I 1.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Denton. Best known first.
Historic houseBelvoir Castle4.6 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseHarlaxton Manor2.4 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkFun Farm4.5 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton | 277 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barrowby | 2,041 | 2.4 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Grantham | 44,906 | 3.6 | B− | A+ | C− | C− |
| Great Gonerby | 1,880 | 4.1 | — | A | B | B |
| Bottesford | 3,046 | 5.6 | A | A | B− | A− |
| Waltham on the Wolds | 1,034 | 6.1 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| Colsterworth | 1,296 | 6.5 | — | A− | C− | B+ |
| Long Bennington | 2,149 | 7.9 | — | B | A | A− |
Barrowby, Great Gonerby, Waltham on the Wolds, Colsterworth and Long Bennington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 41.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Andrew. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Band D council tax in Denton is £2,273 for 2026–27, less than in 78% 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.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Denton is a built-up area of 277 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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