Leverton’s story
2 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Leverton’s built-up area.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LevertonLincolnshire
With 334 residents, it is a village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Neil Theasby · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
334
Census 2021 · Boston council
Median age
50.5
27% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
16%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Leverton a good place to live?
Leverton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 16% of adults have a degree-level qualification. 2 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I.
What makes Leverton stand out
The 3 things Leverton 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%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lincolnshire 25%.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
1 Grade I, including Church of St Helen; 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Leverton.
Who lives here
Leverton skews older, with 27% of residents 65 or over, more than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
50.5median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The age that splits Leverton in two is 50.5.
LevertonLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications31%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level16%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Leverton | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 16% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
The car carries 91% of commuters in Leverton, more than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
7%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.3. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 25%, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 18% of workers worked mainly from home.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
Bus3%
On foot2%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
25%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
18%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
3.6%
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
Social housing is more common in Leverton than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns, at 33% of households
£0Kmedian sale
3% of households rent privately. Private rents average £806 a month across the Boston council area. Owners make up 64% of households, close to Lincolnshire’s towns (65%) and above England’s towns (61%).
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Leverton£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £163,000 | 5 |
64%
of households own their home · England 61%
3%
rent privately · England 21%
£806
average private rent a month, Boston council area
£2,356
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
Leverton records less violent crime per resident than Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 12 per 1,000 a year
12violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Homes saw 5 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Lincolnshire’s towns (7.8) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 11 offences in Leverton and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour. Also worth knowing: of all the crimes, 55% were violence and sexual offences.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Damage & arson2
Public order2
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
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.
12
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
11
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
Only 74% of people in Leverton say their health is good or very good, fewer than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
74%good or very good health
Disability touches just over a fifth of Leverton’s population. At the census, 6.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.8 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 74%Fair 19%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Leverton | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 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 · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Leverton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Helen, Grade I
2listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, above Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Leverton has 60 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II1
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Helen Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
22%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
60
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 Leverton
12pages on Leverton
The big questions
About Leverton
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Leverton is a built-up area of 334 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
- 334 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Boston
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001900
Leverton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ButterwickOld LeakeSibseyFishtoftBostonStickneyKirtonLeverton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leverton | 334 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Butterwick | 1,363 | 1.7 | — | C | B | C |
| Old Leake | 1,173 | 1.8 | — | C | C | C− |
| Sibsey | 1,520 | 3.6 | — | C− | A | C+ |
| Fishtoft | 1,077 | 3.8 | — | D | A | C+ |
| Boston | 45,347 | 5 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Stickney | 1,108 | 6.5 | — | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Kirton | 5,576 | 7.8 | D− | C− | C | C− |
Butterwick, Old Leake, Sibsey, Fishtoft and Stickney have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Leverton
How many listed buildings are there in Leverton?
2 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade I. That is 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Helen.
How much is council tax in Leverton?
Band D council tax in Leverton is £2,356 for 2026–27, less than in 65% 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.
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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