Fleet Hargate’s story
7 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Fleet Hargate’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Fleet HargateLincolnshire
1,270 people live in this village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Population
1,270
Census 2021 · South Holland council
Median home
£260K
68 sales in 3 years
Median age
56.4
36% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
16%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Fleet Hargate a good place to live?
Fleet Hargate’s best grade is for hazard risk (B). Incomes are on the low side: households earn a mean £42,710 a year, and 3.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Buying the median home, at £259,500, takes 6 years of household income in the South Holland council area. Walkability is weaker too — on the way to work, 6% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Fleet Hargate is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
How Fleet Hargate grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Fleet Hargate is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Fleet Hargate is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesD−Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedDOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 45% of towns in England; secondary results beat 4% of towns in EnglandC−Open →HealthBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Cost of livingRent £775 a monthCOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryLess recorded history than most townsCOpen →Outdoors76% live within 400 m of a park; 1.7 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 →
What makes Fleet Hargate stand out
The 3 things Fleet Hargate does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
16% have a degree
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lincolnshire 25%.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
36% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fleet Hargate.
Who lives here
Fleet Hargate skews older, with 36% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
56.4median age
11% are under 15, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of the population. Fleet Hargate has a median age of 56.4.
Fleet HargateLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
36%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications30%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level16%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Fleet Hargate | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 36% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 16% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsC−
School results in Fleet Hargate are weaker than in 81% of towns in England
C−School Grade
Below is its only school. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: nearly a quarter of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 38.7. The town’s primary school has 163 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Wood Lane SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 163 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Fewer commuters in Fleet Hargate work nearby than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 23% travel under 5 km
6%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
3% of commuters who live in Fleet Hargate also work there. The car took 92% of commuters, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 3.2%.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
20%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
3.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: more walkable than 5% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Fleet Hargate say their health is good than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 73%
73%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
At the census, nearly one in ten residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Lincolnshire’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Disability touches a quarter of Fleet Hargate’s population. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.9 miles off. Life expectancy here is 81.7 for women and 78.7 for men (2019–23).
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 73%Fair 19%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Fleet Hargate | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 20% | 17% |
78.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
HousingCost of living grade C
More households own their home in Fleet Hargate than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 79%
£260Kmedian sale
Social housing holds nearly one in ten households, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The private rented sector houses one in ten households. Also worth knowing: half of the 68 standard sales inside Fleet Hargate’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £259,500.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Fleet Hargate£260K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £285,000 | 55 |
| Semi-detached | £191,000 | 10 |
79%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£775
average private rent a month, South Holland council area
£2,280
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
All 7 of Fleet Hargate’s listed buildings are Grade II
7listed buildingsCHistory Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 12% of the total, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Scaled to its population, that is 55 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Fleet Hargate.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II7
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
55
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded more often in Fleet Hargate than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 31.2 per 1,000 residents a year
31.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC+Safety Grade
Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Fleet Hargate has more crime per resident than 83% of them. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 45 offences in Fleet Hargate and 10 cases of nuisance behaviour. Of all the crimes, 51% were violence and sexual offences.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 17% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual23
Vehicle crime10
Damage & arson7
Other theft3
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Anti-social10
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.
31.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
45
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.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fleet Hargate
13pages on Fleet Hargate
The big questions
SafetyC+31.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingCMedian home £260K · rent £775 a monthHousing20 sold in 12 months · busiest street Old Main RoadSchoolsC−1 state schoolHealthCLife expectancy 78.7 (men), 81.7 (women)Work & commuteD40% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
About Fleet Hargate
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Fleet Hargate is a built-up area of 1,270 people, in the South Holland 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
- 1,270 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Holland
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002226
Fleet Hargate’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HolbeachLong SuttonWhaplodeSutton St JamesMoultonSutton BridgeMoulton ChapelFleet Hargate
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Hargate | 1,270 | — | — | C | C+ | C |
| Holbeach | 8,757 | 2 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Long Sutton | 5,377 | 2.6 | D− | C+ | C | C− |
| Whaplode | 1,106 | 4 | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Sutton St James | 1,027 | 4 | — | C | A+ | C |
| Moulton | 1,605 | 5.5 | — | C | A | B |
| Sutton Bridge | 3,912 | 5.5 | D | B | C− | D |
| Moulton Chapel | 1,120 | 7.3 | — | C− | A+ | B− |
Whaplode, Sutton St James, Moulton and Moulton Chapel have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Fleet Hargate
Is Fleet Hargate safe?
Burglary was rare, with 1 report in the year.
Are schools in Fleet Hargate good?
GCSE results trail 96% of towns in England, and primary results trail 55% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Lincolnshire council.
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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