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Home to 3,201 people, this town lies in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber. 42% of households own their home with no mortgage.
Households here earn well: the mean household earns £53,251 a year. Overall, Healing earns a B, which places it #28 of 61 in Lincolnshire. On that grade it does better than three fifths of UK towns. Its schools beat most: primary results beat 72% of towns in England; secondary results beat 69% of towns in England. What holds it back is walkability (D) — 7% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At a median £288,975, a home costs 7 times the yearly income of households in the North East Lincolnshire council area. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B− for health and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Healing does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Healing is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Healing’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Healing.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over a third of commuters travelled under 5 km, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). In 2026, 1.5% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Walking ranked second among ways to work, at 3%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: half of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 49.1. Both of its schools are shown below. At the 10 primary schools within 3 km, 66% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healing Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 315 | A− |
| Healing AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 751 | B− |
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 9% of the total. One scheduled monument lies in Healing.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Private tenants account for one in ten households. 2% live in social housing, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Behind the median of £288,975: 172 standard sales inside Healing’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £315,000 | 106 |
| Semi-detached | £211,826 | 52 |
| Terraced | £160,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
159 crimes and 41 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Healing’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. 52% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. For its size, Healing records less crime per resident than 64% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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.
Self-reported good health: 86% of Healing’s residents. At the census, 14% of people here had a disability, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). One GP practice serves the town; just over four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Life expectancy here is 82.4 for women and 79.5 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Healing | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 20% | 17% |
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.
Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than Lincolnshire’s towns (16%) and near England’s towns (18%). The age that splits Healing in two is 44.4. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Healing | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Healing. Best known first.
Historic shipRoss Tiger4.7 km outside town, to the eastAquariumAquariumElite Koi4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumImmingham Museum4.5 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooNunnys Farm4.2 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healing | 3,201 | — | B | C− | B | B− |
| Stallingborough | 1,190 | 0.9 | — | B | A− | B− |
| Laceby | 3,284 | 2.5 | B | B | C+ | C+ |
| Grimsby | 85,915 | 3.1 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Immingham | 9,770 | 3.3 | C− | B+ | D | D |
| Keelby | 2,098 | 3.3 | — | A+ | A− | B |
| Waltham | 6,204 | 5 | B+ | C+ | A− | A− |
| Cleethorpes | 29,660 | 5.4 | C− | A− | D− | C− |
Stallingborough and Keelby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat 69% of towns in England, and primary results beat 72% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Healing has 2 state schools; places are handled by North East Lincolnshire council.
Band D council tax in Healing is £2,538 for 2026–27, more than in 73% 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 the middle for its size: 36% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades B.
Town in Lincolnshire, England
Healing is a built-up area of 3,201 people, in the North East 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
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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