Keadby’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Keadby’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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KeadbyLincolnshire
The village, home to 1,446 people, lies in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Population
1,446
Census 2021 · North Lincolnshire council
Median home
£135K
41 sales in 3 years
Median age
38.1
18% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
17%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Keadby a good place to live?
Prices are modest for what you get (A): homes sell for a median £135,000, about 3 times local household income. Hazards are a real consideration (D−): 58.7% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Jobs and pay trail most towns (D−): the mean household earns £46,165 a year. Health is a weak point: life expectancy 79.7 for men, 82.5 for women.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP. Keadby is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
How Keadby grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Keadby is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Keadby is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsD−Open →Jobs & incomeNear the bottom of the towns comparedD−Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnAOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carC−Open →HealthWeaker than most of the towns comparedC−Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 54% of towns in EnglandBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingC−Open →Outdoors84% live within 400 m of a park; 1.7 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life1.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Keadby stand out
The 3 things Keadby does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Keadby.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Keadby than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 17% of adults
38.1median age
Under 15: a fifth of residents. At 38.1, the median resident of Keadby sits in the middle of the age range. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and near England’s towns (18%).
KeadbyLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Keadby | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 17% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsB
Results at Keadby’s schools beat 55% of towns in England
BSchool Grade
The one school in town appears below. At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 62% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 186 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Althorpe and Keadby Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 186 | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade A
Social housing is more common in Keadby than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns, at 21% of households
£135Kmedian sale
17% rent privately, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £653 a month across the North Lincolnshire council area. The owner-occupied share of households is 62%.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Keadby£135K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £207,500 | 11 |
| Semi-detached | £132,500 | 17 |
| Terraced | £109,000 | 13 |
62%
of households own their home · England 61%
17%
rent privately · England 21%
£653
average private rent a month, North Lincolnshire council area
£2,394
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
Keadby’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
1listed buildingsC−History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Keadby has 7 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39). It has one scheduled monument. The pre-1919 share of homes is 14%.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
14%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
7
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Only 9% of commuters in Keadby go to work without a car, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
9%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 14% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 27%, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 89% of commuters went by car. Also worth knowing: of the commuters living in Keadby, 3% work in the town itself. 4.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Bus2%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
14%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
4.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 21% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
More people in Keadby say their health is bad than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 7.8%
76%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
At the census, nearly a quarter of people here had a disability, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Just over three quarters of people in Keadby rate their own health good or very good. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 2.7 miles off.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Keadby | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.8% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 20% | 17% |
79.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Burglary and damage hit Keadby harder than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 14.8 per 1,000 residents a year
34.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC−Safety Grade
Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Keadby has more crime per resident than 90% of them. Violence came to 34.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (21.1) and England’s towns (22). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 97 offences in Keadby and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 10% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual50
Damage & arson12
Other theft7
Burglary6
Drugs6
Public order5
Other crime5
Vehicle crime4
Anti-social1
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.
34.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
97
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Keadby
13pages on Keadby
The big questions
SafetyC−34.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingAMedian home £135K · rent £653 a monthHousing14 sold in 12 months · busiest street Chapel LaneSchoolsB1 state schoolHealthC−Life expectancy 79.7 (men), 82.5 (women)Work & commuteD−32% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD−58.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
About Keadby
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Keadby is a built-up area of 1,446 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
- 1,446 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001087
Keadby’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ScunthorpeCrowleBeltonBurton upon StatherMessinghamEpworthOwston FerryKeadby
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keadby | 1,446 | — | — | A | C− | C− |
| Scunthorpe | 81,286 | 3.7 | C+ | A | D− | D |
| Crowle | 3,969 | 3.9 | C | A− | C | C |
| Belton | 2,303 | 4 | — | B | C+ | B |
| Burton upon Stather | 2,370 | 4.7 | — | A− | A | C |
| Messingham | 3,375 | 5.5 | A− | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Epworth | 4,361 | 5.5 | A− | B | B | B+ |
| Owston Ferry | 1,156 | 6.9 | — | A− | B+ | B− |
Belton, Burton upon Stather and Owston Ferry have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Keadby
Does Keadby flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Who lives in Keadby?
At the 2021 Census, 12% of Keadby’s 1,446 residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
Is Keadby expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £109,000, semi-detached houses £132,500 and detached houses £207,500.
Is Keadby safe?
Police recorded 97 crimes inside Keadby’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 52% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
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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