Gunness’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Gunness’ built-up area.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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GunnessLincolnshire
Home to 758 people, this village lies in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Photo: Dave Hitchborne · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
758
Census 2021 · North Lincolnshire council
Median home
£156K
22 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.3
30% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
20%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Gunness a good place to live?
There are no grades for Gunness: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry one in ten commuters. The median home sold for £156,000.
What makes Gunness stand out
The 3 things Gunness does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
44% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lincolnshire 25%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gunness.
Who lives here
Gunness skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
6.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Ages in Gunness split evenly at 53.3: half are older, half younger. Graduates make up 20% of adults.
53.3median age
GunnessLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications24%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Gunness | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
More commuters in Gunness drive than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 88%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 17% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £39K a year before tax, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (£48K) and England’s towns (£55K). For a third of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. Home was the main workplace for 17% of workers at the census.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot5%
Bicycle3%
Bus1%
33%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
17%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Most households in Gunness own their home: 84%, more than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
Private renters make up 14% of households, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses 2% of households. That is the middle of 22 standard sales inside Gunness’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£156Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Gunness£156K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £175,000 | 9 |
| Semi-detached | £130,000 | 11 |
84%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£653
average private rent a month, North Lincolnshire council area
£2,391
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Crime recorded by police in Gunness
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.3 reports per 1,000, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.6) and England’s towns (7.8). Police figures for Gunness’s built-up area: 27 crimes and 2 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Also worth knowing: of all the crimes, 63% were violence and sexual offences.
22.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual17
Public order4
Damage & arson2
Other crime2
Shoplifting1
Other theft1
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social2
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.
22.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
27
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.
Health
More people in Gunness say their health is bad than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 7.2%
78% of people in Gunness rate their own health good or very good. Seeing a GP means leaving Gunness: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away. At the census, 18% of people here had a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and below Lincolnshire’s towns (20%).
78%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Gunness | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
77.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.4
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.
History
Gunness’s listed buildings: 3, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
14%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
40
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →North Lincolnshire Museum and 2 more in and around Gunness
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Gunness. Best known first.
MuseumNorth Lincolnshire Museum3.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumNormanby Hall Country Park4.4 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt gallery2021 Visual Arts Centre4.4 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- North Lincolnshire Museum: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Gunness
13pages on Gunness
The big questions
Safety22.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £156K · rent £653 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 months · busiest street Old Village StreetSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 77.5 (men), 81.4 (women)Work & commute34% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Gunness’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
KeadbyScunthorpeBurton upon StatherCrowleBeltonMessinghamEpworthGunness
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunness | 758 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keadby | 1,446 | 0.6 | — | A | C− | C− |
| Scunthorpe | 81,286 | 3.4 | C+ | A | D− | D |
| Burton upon Stather | 2,370 | 4.2 | — | A− | A | C |
| Crowle | 3,969 | 4.3 | C | A− | C | C |
| Belton | 2,303 | 4.6 | — | B | C+ | B |
| Messingham | 3,375 | 5.4 | A− | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Epworth | 4,361 | 6.1 | A− | B | B | B+ |
Keadby, Burton upon Stather and Belton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Gunness
Is Gunness expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £130,000 and detached houses £175,000. Private rents in the North Lincolnshire council area averaged £653 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Gunness?
Band D council tax in Gunness is £2,391 for 2026–27, less than in 60% 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 Gunness
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Gunness is a built-up area of 758 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
- Population
- 758 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001081
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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