Holbeach Drove’s story
No listed buildings inside Holbeach Drove’s built-up area
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Holbeach DroveLincolnshire
327 residents make their home in this village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: David Prestidge · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
327
Census 2021 · South Holland council
Median home
£355K
17 sales in 3 years
Median age
55.5
30% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
20%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Holbeach Drove a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Holbeach Drove has none; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 7% of commuters. 20% of adults are qualified to degree level. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
What makes Holbeach Drove stand out
The 3 things Holbeach Drove does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lincolnshire 25%.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Holbeach Drove.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Holbeach Drove than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 11% are under 15
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Line up the people of Holbeach Drove by age and the one in the middle is 55.5.
55.5median age
Holbeach DroveLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications29%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Holbeach Drove | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Holbeach Drove travel far: only 8% go under 5 km, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
A household here earns £43K a year before tax, on average. The car took 90% of commuters, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for just over two in five workers at the census.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot2%
Train2%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
8%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
41%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
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
Few households rent privately in Holbeach Drove: 6%, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
Owners make up 85% of households, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). 8% of households live in social housing. Private rents average £775 a month across the South Holland council area.
£355Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Holbeach Drove£355K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £362,500 | 16 |
85%
of households own their home · England 61%
6%
rent privately · England 21%
£775
average private rent a month, South Holland council area
£2,338
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
Violent crime runs low in Holbeach Drove: 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year, under Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
Over the year to August 2026, 6 offences were reported in Holbeach Drove, along with 4 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 4.1 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (7.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences made up a third of the total.
8.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary4
Violence & sexual2
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
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.
8.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
6
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
Bad health is more common in Holbeach Drove than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 7.7% of residents
At the census, nearly a quarter of people here had a disability, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Asked at the census, just over three quarters of residents of Holbeach Drove said they were in good or very good health. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.4 miles away.
76%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Holbeach Drove | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 20% | 17% |
78.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.7
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.
History
No listed buildings in Holbeach Drove
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, above Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and close to England’s towns (16%). Historic England’s list has no building inside Holbeach Drove’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
15%
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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Holbeach Drove
12pages on Holbeach Drove
The big questions
Safety8.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £355K · rent £775 a monthHousing10 sold in 12 months · busiest street Chapel DroveSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 78.7 (men), 81.7 (women)Work & commute59% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards9.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Holbeach Drove’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Parson DroveMoulton ChapelCowbitSutton St JamesCrowlandGorefieldThorneyHolbeach Drove
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbeach Drove | 327 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parson Drove | 1,197 | 3.9 | — | C− | B+ | C− |
| Moulton Chapel | 1,120 | 4.1 | — | C− | A+ | B− |
| Cowbit | 1,366 | 5.1 | — | C | B+ | B− |
| Sutton St James | 1,027 | 5.6 | — | C | A+ | C |
| Crowland | 4,619 | 5.6 | D | C | C | B− |
| Gorefield | 1,070 | 5.6 | — | C+ | C+ | C |
| Thorney | 1,655 | 5.6 | — | B+ | C | C |
Parson Drove, Moulton Chapel, Cowbit, Sutton St James, Gorefield and Thorney have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Holbeach Drove
Is Holbeach Drove expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £355,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
How much is council tax in Holbeach Drove?
Band D council tax in Holbeach Drove is £2,338 for 2026–27, less than in 69% 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 Holbeach Drove
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Holbeach Drove is a built-up area of 327 people, in the South Holland 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
- 327 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Holland
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002461
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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