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In Lincolnshire, East Midlands, this village has 770 residents.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Marshchapel has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 3 things Marshchapel does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Marshchapel’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
31% 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 Marshchapel.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Typical age in Marshchapel: 53.4, the median. Among adults, 22% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Marshchapel | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 25% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lincolnshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The one school in town appears below. 27 pupils attend Marshchapel’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshchapel Infant SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 27 | – |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.3. The car took 92% of commuters, above Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. A household here earns £46K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Council and housing-body homes hold 9% of households. 14% rent privately, below Lincolnshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. The £205,000 median rests on 21 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £255,000 | 14 |
| Semi-detached | £164,000 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Burglary and damage came to 5.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (7.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Marshchapel logged 18 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 5 complaints of anti-social conduct. Of all the crimes, 44% 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.
Asked at the census, 77% of residents of Marshchapel said they were in good or very good health. 6.9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Seeing a GP means leaving Marshchapel: the nearest practice is 4.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Marshchapel | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Marshchapel’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. It has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshchapel | 770 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tetney | 1,536 | 3.1 | — | D | B+ | B+ |
| North Somercotes | 1,487 | 4.1 | — | C− | A− | C+ |
| North Thoresby | 1,090 | 4.2 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| Holton le Clay | 3,823 | 5 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Humberston and New Waltham | 14,861 | 5.3 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Cleethorpes | 29,660 | 6.9 | C− | A− | D− | C− |
| Waltham | 6,204 | 6.9 | B+ | C+ | A− | A− |
Tetney, North Somercotes and North Thoresby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 31% of Marshchapel’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £205,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £164,000 and detached houses £255,000. Private rents in the East Lindsey council area averaged £704 a month in August 2026.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Marshchapel is a built-up area of 770 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
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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