Grades need 1,000 residents, so Harlaxton has none; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 8% of commuters. 59 buildings are listed here, 1 at Grade I. 34% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Harlaxton stand out
The 3 things Harlaxton does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Harlaxton.
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Harlaxton, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
Graduates make up 37% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.1% of residents, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Harlaxton has a median age of 54 years.
54median age
HarlaxtonLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenEnglandMen
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Harlaxton
Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 37.5, and just over a quarter of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. There is one school here; it is shown below. At the 5 primary schools within 3 km, 59% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
More commuters in Harlaxton drive than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 88%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For just over a third of commuters, work was under 5 km away. 37% of workers worked mainly from home, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (31%). There are 0.7 jobs in Harlaxton for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households own their home in Harlaxton than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 82%
Homes sold for a median £329K, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (£235K) and England’s towns (£308K). Private renters make up nearly one in ten households. That is the middle of 32 standard sales inside Harlaxton’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£329Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Harlaxton£329K
Typical UK town£277K
By type
Median
Sales
Detached
£410,000
17
Semi-detached
£268,000
13
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£845
average private rent a month, South Kesteven council area
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Harlaxton records less violent crime per resident than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 7.9 per 1,000 a year
Reported offences in Harlaxton came to 18 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 4. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2 reports per 1,000, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.6) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 39% of recorded crime.
7.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Damage & arson5
Vehicle crime3
Burglary2
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Drugs0
Anti-social4
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.
7.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
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
Harlaxton is 21.2 miles from the nearest A&E
78% of Harlaxton’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, close to Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and below England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Harlaxton: the nearest practice is 1.5 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5% of the town.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Harlaxton is rich in listed buildings: 697 per 10,000 residents, more than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Harlaxton’s listed buildings include the Church of Saint Mary and Saint Peter, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 34% of the total. Of the town’s land, 39% lies in conservation areas, above Lincolnshire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 1 Grade II*.
Barrowby, Great Gonerby, Colsterworth, Waltham on the Wolds and Long Bennington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Harlaxton
How many listed buildings are there in Harlaxton?
That is 28.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of Saint Mary and Saint Peter. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
How much is council tax in Harlaxton?
Band D council tax in Harlaxton is £2,274 for 2026–27, less than in 78% 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 Harlaxton
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Harlaxton is a built-up area of 846 people, in the South 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
846 (Census 2021)
Council
South Kesteven
County
Lincolnshire
Region
East Midlands
Area
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
ONS code
E63002117
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.
