Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 5,576 residents in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
Work and incomes lag: the mean household earns £42,415 a year. The median home sold for £226,000, 5.4 times what households in the Boston council area earn in a year. It also trails on health — men here can expect to live to 78.3, women to 80.6. Overall, that makes a D−, good for #55 of 61 in Lincolnshire. Set against the rest, it does better than 4% of UK towns.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Kirton 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 Kirton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 23 buildings inside Kirton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1893.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kirton.
Degrees are held by 20% of adults, below Lincolnshire’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (34%) alike. The middle age in Kirton is 38.3. Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kirton | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 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
Kirton’s one primary and one secondary have 1,149 pupils between them. Its two schools are listed below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 69% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirton Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 537 | B+ |
| Thomas Middlecott AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 612 | D− |
One GP practice serves the town; 72% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Nearly four fifths of people in Kirton rate their own health good or very good. The nearest A&E to Kirton is Pilgrim Hospital, 4.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Kirton | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
17% rent privately, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Home ownership stands at 57% of households. Private rents average £806 a month across the Boston council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £275,000 | 147 |
| Semi-detached | £176,000 | 68 |
| Terraced | £148,500 | 34 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 12.3 reports per 1,000, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8). 353 crimes and 81 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Kirton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 63% of recorded crime. For its size, Kirton records more crime per resident than just over three quarters 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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 11% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
8% of commuters who live in Kirton also work there. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 25%, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 86% of commuters went by car.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Kirton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kirton. Best known first.
MuseumBoston Guildhall4.7 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteHussey Tower4.6 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleWybert's Castle2.5 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
23 listed buildings in Kirton, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St Peter and St Paul: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Frampton House: Photo: Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Statue to William Dennis, In Front of Kirton Town Hall: Photo: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Old King's Head: Photo: Tyssul · CC BY-SA 4.0
3 notable people were born in Kirton.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirton | 5,576 | — | D− | C− | C | C− |
| Sutterton | 1,068 | 2.4 | — | D | C | C− |
| Boston | 45,347 | 3.3 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Fishtoft | 1,077 | 4.1 | — | D | A | C+ |
| Swineshead | 2,653 | 4.6 | C− | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Gosberton | 1,455 | 6.1 | — | C+ | B− | C |
| Butterwick | 1,363 | 6.3 | — | C | B | C |
| Donington | 3,192 | 6.4 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
Sutterton, Fishtoft, Gosberton and Butterwick have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Burglary was rare, with 3 reports in the year.
Band D council tax in Kirton is £2,332 for 2026–27, less than in 70% 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.
Town in Lincolnshire, England
Kirton is a built-up area of 5,576 people, in the Boston 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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