Leake Commonside’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Leake Commonside’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Leake CommonsideLincolnshire
456 people call this village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands home.
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Population
456
Census 2021 · Boston council
Median home
£245K
11 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.9
27% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
21%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Leake Commonside a good place to live?
Leake Commonside is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 55% of households own their home outright. Just over a fifth of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Leake Commonside stand out
The 3 things Leake Commonside does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Own outright
Housing
55% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lincolnshire 25%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Leake Commonside.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Leake Commonside, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Lincolnshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The middle age in Leake Commonside is 53.9.
53.9median age
Leake CommonsideLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications26%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level21%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Leake Commonside | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 21% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Leake Commonside: 17% commute under 5 km, below Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. The car took 89% of commuters, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Nearly a fifth of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot5%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
19%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
3.4%
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 Leake Commonside: 10%, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Owners make up 81% of households, above Lincolnshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. 8% of households rent from a council or housing body. Private rents average £806 a month across the Boston council area.
£245Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Leake Commonside£245K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £267,000 | 9 |
81%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£806
average private rent a month, Boston council area
£2,384
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
Leake Commonside records less burglary and damage per resident than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 5.9 per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 57% were violence and sexual offences. Reported offences in Leake Commonside came to 14 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 3. Violence came to 24.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (21.3) and England’s towns (22).
24.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Damage & arson2
Other crime2
Other theft1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Anti-social3
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.
24.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
14
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 Leake Commonside than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9.5% of residents
The nearest A&E to Leake Commonside is Pilgrim Hospital, 5.7 miles away. Asked at the census, 75% of residents of Leake Commonside said they were in good or very good health. This Lincolnshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away. Disability touches just over a fifth of the town’s population.
75%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | Leake Commonside | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9.5% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
78.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Leake Commonside’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Inside Leake Commonside’s built-up area, Historic England lists 1 listed building, .
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
20%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
22
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 Leake Commonside
12pages on Leake Commonside
The big questions
Safety24.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £245K · rent £806 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 78.4 (men), 83.5 (women)Work & commute37% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Leake Commonside’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Old LeakeSibseyStickneyButterwickFishtoftWainfleet St MaryBostonLeake Commonside
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leake Commonside | 456 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Old Leake | 1,173 | 1.4 | — | C | C | C− |
| Sibsey | 1,520 | 3.1 | — | C− | A | C+ |
| Stickney | 1,108 | 4.2 | — | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Butterwick | 1,363 | 4.7 | — | C | B | C |
| Fishtoft | 1,077 | 6.6 | — | D | A | C+ |
| Wainfleet St Mary | 1,045 | 6.8 | — | B− | A− | D |
| Boston | 45,347 | 7 | D | C+ | D | C− |
Old Leake, Sibsey, Stickney, Butterwick, Fishtoft and Wainfleet St Mary have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Leake Commonside
How much is council tax in Leake Commonside?
Band D council tax in Leake Commonside is £2,384 for 2026–27, less than in 61% 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.
Is Leake Commonside expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £245,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
About Leake Commonside
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Leake Commonside is a built-up area of 456 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
- Population
- 456 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Boston
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001844
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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