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13% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Home to 3,524 people, this town lies in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. Where it does best is cost of living: the median home sold for £240,000, 4.5 years of area income. Crime is low (A−): police record 15 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 4.9 home and vehicle crimes. What holds it back is schools: primary results beat 9% of towns in England. Hazard risk is weaker too — 2.6% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. The overall grade lands at B, better than just over three fifths of UK towns. It ranks #26 of 61 in Lincolnshire.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Metheringham 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 Metheringham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Metheringham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
11% 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 Metheringham.
Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: half of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below is its only school. The town’s primary school has 260 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Metheringham Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 260 | C− |
72% of households are owner-occupiers. Social housing holds just over one in ten households, below Lincolnshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Behind the median of £240,000: 237 standard sales inside Metheringham’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £262,750 | 116 |
| Semi-detached | £223,000 | 95 |
| Terraced | £157,500 | 25 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 109 recorded crimes inside Metheringham’s built-up area, and 40 reports of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 47% 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; 84% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 78% of Metheringham’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Metheringham is Lincoln County Hospital, 8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Metheringham | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
11% of homes date from before 1919. Grade II* covers 1 of them. The national list protects one ancient monument in Metheringham.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
85% of commuters drove, higher than both Lincolnshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). Metheringham counts 0.4 jobs per working resident. In 2026, 1.9% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 15%, lower than both Lincolnshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.7% of the town. Half of Metheringham is older than 49.9, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Metheringham | Lincolnshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 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
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Metheringham. Best known first.
18 listed buildings in Metheringham.
Windmill: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Blankney Signal Box: Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 · White Hart Public House: Photo: Dave Hitchborne · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Methodist Church and Hall: Photo: J.Hannan-Briggs · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metheringham | 3,524 | — | B | A | A− | C+ |
| Branston | 4,285 | 4.8 | B+ | A | B | B− |
| Navenby | 3,165 | 5.7 | A | A− | A | A− |
| Bardney | 2,069 | 5.7 | — | A | C+ | C+ |
| Washingborough and Heighington | 6,386 | 5.9 | A | A | A | B+ |
| Bracebridge Heath | 5,794 | 6.4 | A− | A+ | B+ | B |
| Billinghay | 2,198 | 6.4 | — | A+ | A− | C− |
| Fiskerton | 1,202 | 6.6 | — | A | A− | C+ |
Bardney, Billinghay and Fiskerton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Primary results trail 92% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Lincolnshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Lincolnshire, England
Metheringham is a built-up area of 3,524 people, in the North 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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