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Private rents average £653 a month. The town has 4,361 residents and lies in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Good on most counts; one lags. Epworth’s overall grade, A−, puts it better than 77% of UK towns. The ranking puts it #13 of 61 in Lincolnshire. Its best grade is for schools — primary results beat 86% of towns in England; secondary results beat 66% of towns in England. What holds it back is jobs & income (C): mean household income £53,875; 2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. A median £270,000 buys a home here, 6 times what households in the North Lincolnshire council area earn in a year. It is hard to get around without a car (C+): on the way to work, 12% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · 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 Epworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Epworth does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 37 buildings inside Epworth’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 3 old photos and postcards going back to 1900.
37 listed buildings in Epworth, 2 of them Grade I.
The Old Rectory: Photo: Peter Church · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St Andrew: Photo: Asterion · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Thompson's Mill: Photo: Tim Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Manor Court House: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
Epworth, Georgia, is named after Epworth.
Epworth, Georgia, settled in 1901, takes its name from this town.
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Epworth.
Epworth Primary Academy’s results beat 87% of schools in England like it. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 69% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its two schools are below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 47.9, and 51% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epworth Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 306 | A |
| South Axholme AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 910 | B |
A disability affects 16% of people in Epworth. 83% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and close to England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Epworth is Scunthorpe General Hospital, 7.8 miles away. Men in Epworth can expect to live to 81.4, women to 86.9 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Epworth | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Epworth counts 85 listed buildings, above Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39) alike. The town’s listed buildings include the Church of St Andrew, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
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.
By car: that was how 86% of commuters travelled at the census. 17% of commuters who live in Epworth also work there. There are 0.8 jobs in Epworth for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There were 2.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.7) and England’s towns (7.8). Police recorded 160 crimes inside Epworth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 3 reports of anti-social behaviour. Also worth knowing: 48% 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.
Private renters make up 15% of households, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Nearly one in ten households live in social housing. Half of the 174 standard sales inside Epworth’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £270,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £310,000 | 112 |
| Semi-detached | £183,500 | 44 |
| Terraced | £177,000 | 16 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Residents of Epworth have a median age of 49.1. Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Epworth | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Town in Lincolnshire, England
Epworth is a built-up area of 4,361 people, in the North 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epworth | 4,361 | — | A− | B | B | B+ |
| Belton | 2,303 | 2.1 | — | B | C+ | B |
| Haxey | 2,047 | 2.6 | — | B | B+ | B− |
| Owston Ferry | 1,156 | 3.1 | — | A− | B+ | B− |
| Westwoodside | 2,033 | 3.2 | — | B− | A− | B− |
| Crowle | 3,969 | 5.5 | C | A− | C | C |
| Keadby | 1,446 | 5.5 | — | A | C− | C− |
| Hatfield Woodhouse | 2,208 | 5.9 | — | A | D− | C− |
Belton, Haxey, Owston Ferry, Westwoodside, Keadby and Hatfield Woodhouse have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Andrew.
Secondary results are closer to the middle, beating 66%. Epworth has 2 state schools; places are handled by North Lincolnshire council.
It has less crime than most places its size: less crime per resident than 67% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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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