Ludborough’s story
4 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Ludborough’s built-up area.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LudboroughLincolnshire
197 people call this village in Lincolnshire, East Midlands home.
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Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
197
Census 2021 · East Lindsey council
Median age
56.9
38% are 65+ · Lincolnshire 22%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ludborough a good place to live?
There are no grades for Ludborough: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 4 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
What makes Ludborough stand out
The 3 things Ludborough does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Mary; 8.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
38% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ludborough.
Who lives here
An older town: 38% of people in Ludborough are 65 or over, more than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Line up the people of Ludborough by age and the one in the middle is 56.9. Children under 15 make up 8%, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.5% of residents.
56.9median age
LudboroughLincolnshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
38%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship10%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 74 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Ludborough | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 38% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.9% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Ludborough work nearby than in Lincolnshire’s towns or England’s towns: 7% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
84% of commuters drove, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. In 2026, 1% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Households take home £47K a year before tax, on average.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot11%
Bicycle2%
7%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
30%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£47K
mean household income, before tax
1%
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
Most households in Ludborough own their home: 88%, more than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
13% rent privately, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £704 a month across the East Lindsey council area. That is the middle of 8 standard sales inside Ludborough’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ludborough£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £575,000 | 7 |
88%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£704
average private rent a month, East Lindsey council area
£2,219
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
Violence is recorded less often in Ludborough than in Lincolnshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 10.2 per 1,000 residents a year
Reported offences in Ludborough came to 8 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 2. Homes saw 5.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (7.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences were 38% of the crimes.
10.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Other theft2
Shoplifting1
Burglary1
Drugs1
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social2
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.
10.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
8
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
89% of people in Ludborough say their health is good or very good, more than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Just over one in ten residents in Ludborough live with a disability. At the census, 3.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Seeing a GP means leaving Ludborough: the nearest practice is 1.7 miles away.
89%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Ludborough | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 20% | 17% |
80.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.4
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
Ludborough is rich in listed buildings: 203 per 10,000 residents, more than in Lincolnshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Nearly a quarter of its homes were built before 1919, above both Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%). Ludborough’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I.
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II2
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Mary Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
24%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
203
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 Ludborough
12pages on Ludborough
The big questions
Ludborough’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
North ThoresbyTetneyHolton le ClayLouthWalthamHumberston and New WalthamNorth SomercotesLudborough
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludborough | 197 | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Thoresby | 1,090 | 1.9 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| Tetney | 1,536 | 3.7 | — | D | B+ | B+ |
| Holton le Clay | 3,823 | 4.5 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Louth | 17,415 | 5.5 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Waltham | 6,204 | 5.7 | B+ | C+ | A− | A− |
| Humberston and New Waltham | 14,861 | 6.3 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
| North Somercotes | 1,487 | 7.7 | — | C− | A− | C+ |
North Thoresby, Tetney and North Somercotes have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ludborough
How many listed buildings are there in Ludborough?
That is 8.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary.
How much is council tax in Ludborough?
Band D council tax in Ludborough is £2,219 for 2026–27, less than in 81% 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.
About Ludborough
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Ludborough is a built-up area of 197 people, in the East Lindsey 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
- 197 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Lindsey
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001316
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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