Greylees’s story
No listed buildings inside Greylees’s built-up area
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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GreyleesLincolnshire
Just 7% of residents are 65 or older. This village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands has a population of 1,989.
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Photo: Ken Brockway · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,989
Census 2021 · North Kesteven council
Median home
£235K
88 sales in 3 years
Median age
34.6
7% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Greylees a good place to live?
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: the median home sold for £235,000, 4.4 years of area income. It also does well on health: life expectancy is 83.3 for men and 84.8 for women. Walkability is its weak spot: on the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Schools are weaker too — primary results beat 40% of towns in England; secondary results beat 31% of towns in England.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Greylees has its subject grades alone.
What makes Greylees stand out
The 3 things Greylees 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%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 7% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£824 a month
Average private rent, 18% of what households in the area earn: less than in 92% of UK towns
ONS private rents, North Kesteven council area.
How Greylees grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Greylees is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Cost of livingRent £824 a monthAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedA−Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 40% of towns in England; secondary results beat 31% of towns in EnglandCOpen →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsD−Open →Outdoors79% live within 400 m of a park; 1.5 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life0.5 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Greylees.
History
Greylees has fewer old homes than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 3% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Greylees’ land, 12% lies in conservation areas, above Lincolnshire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. This Lincolnshire town has one registered historic park or garden. Historic England’s list has no building inside the town’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsD−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
3%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A
Greylees gets an A for cost of living grade
Private renters make up 23% of households, above Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. The social rented sector houses 6% of households. The £235,000 median rests on 88 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
£235Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Greylees£235K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £325,000 | 41 |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £205,000 | 29 |
| Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | 5 |
63%
of households own their home · England 61%
23%
rent privately · England 21%
£824
average private rent a month, North Kesteven council area
£2,361
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
More commuters in Greylees drive than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 91%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 23%, below Lincolnshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Before tax, the average household brings in £61K a year. About 1% of its commuters stay in Greylees for work. 1.3% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Train1%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
26%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 10% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
91% of people in Greylees say their health is good or very good, more than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Men in Greylees can expect to live to 83.3, women to 84.8 (2019–23). 2.4% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%), and a disability affects 12% of people locally. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 2.2 miles off.
91%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Greylees | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 20% | 17% |
83.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.8
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
Safety
Violent crime runs high in Greylees: 27.8 per 1,000 residents a year, above Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 66% of recorded crime. Burglary and damage came to 6.2 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (7.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Police figures for Greylees’s built-up area: 94 crimes and 40 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Greylees has more crime per resident than 73% of them.
27.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 27% 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 & sexual62
Damage & arson10
Other theft7
Public order6
Other crime5
Burglary2
Drugs2
Shoplifting0
Anti-social40
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.
27.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
15.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
94
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
Few people in Greylees are 65 or over: 7%, below Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
Typical age in Greylees: 34.6, the median. The share of residents under 15 is 24%. Degrees are held by 38% of adults, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (34%).
34.6median age
GreyleesLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
11%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications8%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar27%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Greylees | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 7% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 7.9% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 27% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Greylees
14pages on Greylees
The big questions
SafetyB−27.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingAMedian home £235K · rent £824 a monthHousing31 sold in 12 months · busiest street Murrayfield AvenueSchoolsCHealthA−Life expectancy 83.3 (men), 84.8 (women)Work & commuteB+39% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Greylees’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
SleafordLeasinghamCranwellRuskingtonHeckingtonBillingboroughNavenbyGreylees
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greylees | 1,989 | — | — | A | B− | A− |
| Sleaford | 18,028 | 1.9 | B− | A+ | C− | C+ |
| Leasingham | 1,552 | 3.3 | — | A+ | A+ | B− |
| Cranwell | 2,583 | 3.9 | A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Ruskington | 5,650 | 5.2 | B+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Heckington | 3,316 | 6.2 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Billingborough | 1,390 | 7.7 | — | A+ | B+ | B− |
| Navenby | 3,165 | 9 | A | A− | A | A− |
Leasingham and Billingborough have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Greylees
Are schools in Greylees good?
GCSE results trail 69% of towns in England, and primary results trail 60% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Lincolnshire council.
Does Greylees flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Greylees
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Greylees is a built-up area of 1,989 people, in the North 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
- Population
- 1,989 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North Kesteven
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001944
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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