Dunholme’s story
3 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Dunholme’s built-up area.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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DunholmeLincolnshire
1,869 people live in this village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,869
Census 2021 · West Lindsey council
Median home
£270K
139 sales in 3 years
Median age
47
24% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Dunholme a good place to live?
Schools are its strong suit: primary results beat just over nine in ten towns in England; secondary results beat 72% of towns in England. Housing is within reach: a typical home costs £270,000 and rent runs £741 a month. Its weakest is walkability: 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. Dunholme has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Dunholme stand out
The 3 things Dunholme does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£741 a month
Average private rent, 18% of what households in the area earn: less than in 96% of UK towns
ONS private rents, West Lindsey council area.
Primary results, towns in England
Schools
Primary results beat 91%
of towns in England, on Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths
Secondary results beat 72%. Department for Education.
How Dunholme grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Dunholme is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Dunholme has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WalkabilityNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 91% of towns in England; secondary results beat 72% of towns in EnglandAOpen →Cost of livingMedian sale £270,000, 5.4 years of area incomeA−Open →HealthLife expectancy 82.2 for men, 85.4 for womenA−Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History3 listed buildings, 1 Grade IC−Open →Outdoors52% live within 400 m of a park; 1.8 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life3.2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dunholme.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Work tends to be further away for Dunholme: 20% commute under 5 km, below Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
2.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, above Lincolnshire’s towns (2.4%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike. By car: that was how 89% of commuters travelled at the census. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. Income per household averages £60K a year, before tax.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot6%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
29%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£60K
mean household income, before tax
2.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 13% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A−
Private renting is less common in Dunholme than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 10%
Home ownership stands at 77% of households. Social housing holds 9% of households, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Also worth knowing: from September 2023 to August 2026, 139 homes sold inside Dunholme’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £270,000.
£270Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Dunholme£270K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £306,472 | 89 |
| Semi-detached | £196,826 | 40 |
| Terraced | £168,000 | 10 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£741
average private rent a month, West Lindsey council area
£2,326
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
Among Dunholme’s 3 listed buildings: the Church of St Chad, Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Dunholme’s listed buildings include the Church of St Chad, Grade I. Scaled to its population, Dunholme has 16 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39).
3listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II2
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Chad Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
9%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
16
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Dunholme than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.8% of residents
Women here live to 85.4 on average and men to 82.2 (2019–23). Dunholme has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1 miles away. 18% of residents have a disability, below Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) but above England’s towns (17%).
83%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Dunholme | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
82.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Safety
Dunholme records less burglary and damage per resident than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 5.5 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for nearly three fifths of recorded crime. Police figures for Dunholme’s built-up area: 75 crimes and 21 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime ran at 20 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (21.4) and England’s towns (22).
20violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 48% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual44
Public order8
Other theft5
Damage & arson3
Drugs3
Robbery3
Other crime3
Shoplifting2
Anti-social21
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.
20
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
75
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Dunholme: 24% are 65 or over, above Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
Half of Dunholme is older than 47, half younger. Degrees are held by 34% of adults. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
47median age
DunholmeLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Dunholme | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Dunholme
13pages on Dunholme
The big questions
SafetyB+20 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £270K · rent £741 a monthHousing41 sold in 12 months · busiest street Braithwaite MewsSchoolsAHealthA−Life expectancy 82.2 (men), 85.4 (women)Work & commuteB−44% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Dunholme’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WeltonSudbrookeNettlehamCherry WillinghamFiskertonWashingborough and HeighingtonLincolnDunholme
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunholme | 1,869 | — | — | A− | B+ | A− |
| Welton | 4,586 | 0.9 | A | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Sudbrooke | 1,737 | 2.2 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Nettleham | 3,418 | 2.4 | A− | B+ | A− | A |
| Cherry Willingham | 3,446 | 4 | B+ | A | A− | B− |
| Fiskerton | 1,202 | 4.7 | — | A | A− | C+ |
| Washingborough and Heighington | 6,386 | 5.6 | A | A | A | B+ |
| Lincoln | 104,553 | 6 | D− | C+ | D | D |
Sudbrooke and Fiskerton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Dunholme
Are schools in Dunholme good?
Primary schools stand out: Key Stage 2 results beat 91% of towns in England. Secondary results beat 72%. Places are handled by Lincolnshire council.
Is Dunholme safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades B+. Burglary was rare, with 2 reports in the year.
How much is council tax in Dunholme?
Band D council tax in Dunholme is £2,326 for 2026–27, less than in 70% 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.
About Dunholme
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Dunholme is a built-up area of 1,869 people, in the West 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
- Population
- 1,869 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Lindsey
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001509
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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