Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
853 people call this village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Helpringham is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 7 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Helpringham does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Helpringham’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
23% 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 Helpringham.
Line up the people of Helpringham by age and the one in the middle is 54. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.6% of residents, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Helpringham | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
46% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helpringham Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 83 | D |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
90% of commuters drove, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). In 2026, 3% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. For every resident in work, Helpringham has 0.3 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
73% of households own their home, above Lincolnshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £824 a month across the North Kesteven council area. Half of the 34 standard sales inside Helpringham’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £340,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 29 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 57% of the crimes. Violent crime comes to 11.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Over the year to August 2026, 14 offences were reported in Helpringham, along with 2 incidents of anti-social behaviour.
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.
The nearest A&E to Helpringham is Pilgrim Hospital, 12.7 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Helpringham: the nearest practice is 2.1 miles away. At the census, 18% of people here had a disability, lower than Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and near England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Helpringham | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Helpringham counts 82 listed buildings. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Andrew, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 21% of the town’s land, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helpringham | 853 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heckington | 3,316 | 2.2 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Billingborough | 1,390 | 4.2 | — | A+ | B+ | B− |
| Donington | 3,192 | 5.3 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Sleaford | 18,028 | 5.6 | B− | A+ | C− | C+ |
| Swineshead | 2,653 | 6.1 | C− | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Greylees | 1,989 | 6.4 | — | A | B− | A− |
| Leasingham | 1,552 | 7.2 | — | A+ | A+ | B− |
Billingborough, Greylees and Leasingham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Andrew. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Helpringham is £2,275 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.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Helpringham is a built-up area of 853 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
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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