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Walking, cycling and public transport carry 15% of commuters. The town, home to 6,533 people, lies in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
Good value, with catches elsewhere. Prices are modest for what you get: the median home sold for £290,000, 5.5 years of area income. Pupils here do less well than most (C−): primary results beat 40% of towns in England; secondary results beat 18% of towns in England. Overall, that makes a B, good for #23 of 61 in Lincolnshire. That leaves it better than nearly two thirds of UK towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, B− for health, B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Market Deeping is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Market Deeping does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 79 buildings inside Market Deeping’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →79 listed buildings in Market Deeping, 2 of them Grade I.
The Old Rectory and the East Wing: Photo: Tim Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · White Horse Hotel: Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Town Hall: Photo: Jo Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Green School: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Market Deeping.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.2% of residents. The middle age in Market Deeping is 46.8. Among adults, 30% have a degree.
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.
| Market Deeping | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 60% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Market Deeping’s two primaries have 479 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Deeping Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 289 | C |
73% of households own their home. 274 standard sales inside Market Deeping’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £290,000. Social housing holds 14% of households, close to Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and below England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £349,750 | 148 |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 81 |
| Terraced | £204,000 | 37 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Market Deeping’s listed buildings include the Church of St. Guthlac, Grade I. Listed buildings per head: 121 for every 10,000 residents of the town. Homes from before 1919 make up 6% of the total, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
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.
Of the commuters living in Market Deeping, 12% work in the town itself. The car took 83% of commuters, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. There are 0.6 jobs in Market Deeping for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Police recorded 289 crimes inside Market Deeping’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 130 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 15 reports per 1,000, above Lincolnshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Also worth knowing: of all the crimes, 54% 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.
One GP practice serves the town; nearly half of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Market Deeping is Peterborough City Hospital, 6.9 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Market Deeping | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 17% |
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.
Town in Lincolnshire, England
Market Deeping is a built-up area of 6,533 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Deeping | 6,533 | — | B | A− | B− | B− |
| Deeping St James | 7,255 | 1.1 | A | A | A− | A− |
| Langtoft | 2,010 | 1.5 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Northborough | 1,336 | 1.7 | — | B− | A | B+ |
| Baston | 1,576 | 2.7 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Glinton | 1,743 | 3.2 | — | B− | C | B+ |
| Helpston | 1,249 | 3.4 | — | C | A | A |
| Thurlby | 2,139 | 4.8 | — | B+ | A | A |
Langtoft, Northborough, Baston, Glinton, Helpston and Thurlby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St. Guthlac. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
GCSE results trail 82% of towns in England, and primary results trail 60% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Market Deeping has 2 state schools; places are handled by Lincolnshire council.
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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