Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Lincolnshire, East Midlands, this village has 2,098 residents.
Homes are affordable: a typical home costs £188,000 and rent runs £741 a month. It also does well on schools: primary results beat 85% of towns in England. The weak point is walkability — 9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP. Keelby is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Keelby 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 Keelby is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Keelby is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Keelby’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
18% 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 Keelby.
Under-15s account for 15% of the population. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The middle age in Keelby is 51.8. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Keelby | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is its only school. Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: 69% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 176 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keelby Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 176 | B+ |
16% of households rent privately. Social housing holds 8% of households, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. 77 standard sales inside Keelby’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £188,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £232,500 | 32 |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | 24 |
| Terraced | £140,000 | 21 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
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.
Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.9% of 16 to 64s in 2026. The car took 88% of commuters, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). For every resident in work, Keelby has 0.4 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 55 recorded crimes inside Keelby’s built-up area, and 10 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 35% of recorded crime. Also worth knowing: there were 5.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.7) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
Keelby has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3 miles away. The nearest A&E to Keelby is Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, 6.4 miles away. Self-reported good health: 82% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2021 | Keelby | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Keelby’s listed buildings include the Church of Saint Bartholomew, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 18% of the total, above Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. The national list protects one ancient monument here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Keelby. Best known first.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keelby | 2,098 | — | — | A+ | A− | B |
| Stallingborough | 1,190 | 2.6 | — | B | A− | B− |
| Immingham | 9,770 | 3 | C− | B+ | D | D |
| Healing | 3,201 | 3.3 | B | C− | B | B− |
| Laceby | 3,284 | 3.7 | B | B | C+ | C+ |
| South Killingholme | 1,234 | 4 | — | A | D | C |
| Ulceby | 1,667 | 4.5 | — | A− | B− | C |
| Caistor | 2,284 | 6.1 | — | A | D | B− |
Stallingborough, South Killingholme, Ulceby and Caistor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat 85% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Lincolnshire council.
About the middle for its size: 38% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £188,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £140,000, semi-detached houses £180,000 and detached houses £232,500.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Keelby is a built-up area of 2,098 people, in the West Lindsey 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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