Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a village of 2,149 residents in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
Where it does best is schools: primary results beat 95% of towns in England. It is a safe place by the numbers: 9 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 7.6 home and vehicle crimes. Walkability is its weak spot: 11% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. A median £455,000 buys a home here, 8.7 times what households in the South Kesteven council area earn in a year. Hazards are a real consideration (C): 1.1% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS. Long Bennington is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Long Bennington 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 Long Bennington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Long Bennington is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Long Bennington’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
14% 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 Long Bennington.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Long Bennington has a median age of 53.8 years. Graduates make up 38% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Long Bennington | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
74% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. 251 pupils attend Long Bennington’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Bennington Church of England AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 251 | A− |
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.7 reports per 1,000, below Lincolnshire’s towns (9.7) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 50 offences in Long Bennington and 7 cases of nuisance behaviour. Also worth knowing: among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Long Bennington has less crime per resident than 81% of them. Of all the crimes, 36% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
A disability affects 17% of people in Long Bennington. 83% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). Men in Long Bennington can expect to live to 80.3, women to 86.9 (2019–23). One GP practice serves the town; 85% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Long Bennington | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
86% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.6% of 16 to 64s in 2026, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (2.4%) and England’s towns (2.3%). About a tenth of its commuters stay in Long Bennington for work. Jobs per working resident: 1.2.
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.
Long Bennington’s listed buildings include the Church of St Swithin, Grade I. Scaled to its population, that is 112 listed buildings for every 10,000 people locally. One scheduled monument lies locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
11% of households rent privately. Social housing holds 5% of households, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). The £455,000 median rests on 99 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £500,000 | 80 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 15 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Bennington | 2,149 | — | — | B | A | A− |
| Claypole | 1,352 | 2.8 | — | A | A | A− |
| Bottesford | 3,046 | 4 | A | A | B− | A− |
| Balderton | 12,876 | 4.3 | B | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Great Gonerby | 1,880 | 5.5 | — | A | B | B |
| Newark-on-Trent | 29,755 | 5.7 | C− | A− | D | C− |
| Farndon | 2,472 | 6 | — | B+ | B+ | B |
| Coddington | 1,165 | 6 | — | B+ | C+ | B |
Claypole, Great Gonerby, Farndon and Coddington 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 95% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Lincolnshire council.
That is 4.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Swithin. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Long Bennington is a built-up area of 2,149 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
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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