Langtoft’s story
15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Langtoft’s built-up area.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LangtoftLincolnshire
With 2,010 residents, it is a village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,010
Census 2021 · South Kesteven council
Median home
£382K
102 sales in 3 years
Median age
50
25% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Langtoft a good place to live?
Langtoft is a safe place by the numbers: 4.3 violent and sexual offences and 5.3 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Health is a strength (A): life expectancy is 82.2 for men and 86 for women. Where it falls short is walkability (D) — on the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Homes sell for a median £381,750, about 7.3 years of what households in the South Kesteven council area earn. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Langtoft has subject grades but no overall one.
What makes Langtoft stand out
The 3 things Langtoft 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%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St. Michael; 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
97%of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Safety
of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Per resident, police.uk, 3 years.
How Langtoft grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Langtoft is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyNear the top of the towns comparedA+Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesDOpen →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Jobs & income1.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsA−Open →Cost of livingBetter than most of the towns comparedBOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 43% of towns in EnglandC+Open →Hazard risk0.4% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryGraded on historic places and the town’s ageC+Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 2.8 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC+Open →Civic life3.5 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Langtoft.
Safety
Langtoft has less crime per resident than 99% of UK towns
There were 0.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (9.7) and England’s towns (7.8). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 27 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Langtoft’s built-up area. Also worth knowing: for its size, Langtoft records less crime per resident than 97% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Violence and sexual offences were a third of the crimes.
4.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 97% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Damage & arson6
Other crime5
Other theft4
Vehicle crime2
Public order1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
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.
4.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
27
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.
SchoolsC+
Langtoft’s schools fall behind 59% of towns in England on results
There is one school here; it is shown below. Key Stage 2 results at the 5 primary schools within 3 km: three in five pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 188 pupils.
C+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langtoft Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 188 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Work tends to be further away for Langtoft: 20% commute under 5 km, below Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 36% of workers, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (31%). Driving is how just over nine in ten commuters got to work at the census. 4% of commuters who live in Langtoft also work there. Households take home £59K a year before tax, on average.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£59K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 8% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Langtoft than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.9% of residents
Asked at the census, 85% of residents of Langtoft said they were in good or very good health. 14% of residents have a disability, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.4 miles off. Women here live to 86 on average and men to 82.2 (2019–23).
85%good or very good healthAHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Langtoft | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 20% | 17% |
82.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
HousingCost of living grade B
Most households in Langtoft own their home: 86%, more than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
One in ten households rent privately. Social housing holds 3% of households, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £845 a month across the South Kesteven council area.
£382Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Langtoft£382K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £458,000 | 74 |
| Semi-detached | £259,000 | 24 |
86%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£845
average private rent a month, South Kesteven council area
£2,249
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
1 Grade I buildings among Langtoft’s 15 listed
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when 6% of homes were built. Langtoft’s listed buildings include the Church of St. Michael, Grade I. For its size, Langtoft has 75 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39).
15listed buildingsC+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II14
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St. Michael Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
6%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
75
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
An older town: 25% of people in Langtoft are 65 or over, more than in both Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
16% are under 15, near Lincolnshire’s towns (16%) and lower than England’s towns (18%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%. Ages in Langtoft split evenly at 50: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
50median age
LangtoftLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Langtoft | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Langtoft
13pages on Langtoft
The big questions
SafetyA+4.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £382K · rent £845 a monthHousing31 sold in 12 months · busiest street Truesdale GardensSchoolsC+1 state schoolHealthALife expectancy 82.2 (men), 86 (women)Work & commuteA−50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB−0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Langtoft’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BastonMarket DeepingDeeping St JamesNorthboroughThurlbyHelpstonGlintonLangtoft
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langtoft | 2,010 | — | — | B | A+ | A |
| Baston | 1,576 | 1.2 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Market Deeping | 6,533 | 1.5 | B | A− | B− | B− |
| Deeping St James | 7,255 | 2.6 | A | A | A− | A− |
| Northborough | 1,336 | 3.2 | — | B− | A | B+ |
| Thurlby | 2,139 | 3.3 | — | B+ | A | A |
| Helpston | 1,249 | 4.3 | — | C | A | A |
| Glinton | 1,743 | 4.6 | — | B− | C | B+ |
Baston, Northborough, Thurlby, Helpston and Glinton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Langtoft
How many listed buildings are there in Langtoft?
That is 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St. Michael.
Is Langtoft expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £381,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £259,000 and detached houses £458,000.
About Langtoft
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Langtoft is a built-up area of 2,010 people, in the South 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
- Population
- 2,010 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Kesteven
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002455
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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